New license plate to feature retro design

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Oct 25, 2009 at 5:15 PM MST

Story Updated: Oct 25, 2009 at 5:15 PM MST

HELENA - 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.

The new plate will revert to the older slogan "Treasure State," that was common on plates through the 1950s. "MONTANA" will be spelled out in plain, white capitol letters along the bottom. A committee is expected to pick the final color shortly.

Sunday, Oct 25 at 8:22 PM LINDA MERCHANT wrote ...

amen to that!! LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!

Sunday, Oct 25 at 7:20 PM Kirk Dooley wrote ...

Drop "Big Sky Country"? Nobody has referred to Montana as "The Treasure State" since J. Hugo Aronson was governor.

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