New license plate for Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana is redesigning its basic license plate design for the first time in five years, and is looking at a retro-inspired design that harkens back to the plates of the 1970s and earlier. The plate will feature a simple, solid background of either blue or green - a committee is still deciding the color. Gone are the mountain ridges along the bottom, and a sky featuring blue-green hues. Also gone from the old plate is the well-known "Big Sky Country" monicker, which was placed under an ornate, and elaborately written "Montana" in an old West style. The "Big Sky Country" moniker was first placed on plates about 40 or so year ago, according to Department of Justice records. The new plate will revert to the older slogan "Treasure State," that was common on plates through the 1950s. By law, the state outline... [read full story]                    

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