Sunrise license plates

That process involved looking back at each of the previous 75 standard license plate designs, the governor said. DeWine said. The new Ohio standard license plate, unveiled on Thursday. Ted Strickland.

John Kasich. The new plate, like the state seal, features a rising sun and a wheat field. Its backdrop is a city skyline, with the dominant image a country landscape, which includes a child swinging from an oak tree with a dog nearby.

The new plate will go into circulation on Dec. Metroparks Meetup. Restaurant Report Card. Building Better Schools. Moment of Science. Finds in the Getting School'd.

Latest Newscasts. Gray DC Bureau. Investigate TV. Closings and Delays. Dismiss Closings Alerts Bar. New Ohio license plate design becomes standard Wednesday. By Josh Croup. Published: Dec. Any resemblance of the dog to the DeWines' springer spaniel Dolly is coincidental. The license plates will become the standard starting Dec.

Inmates at Lebanon Correctional Center started making the new plate earlier this month and are slowing the production of the current "Ohio Pride" license plate, said Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Registrar Charlie Norman. Rejected license plates : Ohio BMV turned down these requested plates in Ohio last updated its license plate in when then-Gov. The plate features words and phrases that describe Ohio including "mother of modern presidents" and "17th state.

Before that, Ohio's license featured a bucolic farm scene next to a cityscape that then-Gov. Ted Strickland's wife, Frances, helped select. Called "Beautiful Ohio," the plate diverged from the typical red-and-blue color scheme typically present in the state's plates. Ohio's first vehicle registration was issued to Thomas B.

Paxton Jr. Franklin gasoline engine automobile in , according to an Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles report. Ohio's first license plates, made of porcelain and steel, had a blue background and white lettering.

In recent years, each governor has put his stamp on the state's license plate. There are some requirements in state law : the plate must include the slogan, "birthplace of aviation," a nod to the Wright brothers and the state's many notable astronauts like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.