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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (1998 issue). From Tamaulipas, in northern Mexico on the border with Texas. The graphic on this plate features a rock formation rising up from the desert on the horizon. This plate features the caption "Camino Nuevo," meaning (depending on the translation) "New Road," "New Path," or "New Way." I suspect this is more figurative than literal, sort of a "new road to the future" idea, although for all I know there might just be an actual new road in Tamaulipas that they're particularly proud of. Hey, if Michigan and Prince Edward Island can put their bridges on their plates, why not? |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2000 issue). Later variant of the plate above, with the "Camino Nuevo" removed. This particular plate seems to be an "end of roll" error, with a giant seam in the reflective material running across the center of the plate. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2001 issue). Relatively simple graphic, with a light green design at the top. The state seal is located at the bottom right of the plate. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2004 issue). This new issue was introduced in 2004 and is another to make use of a simpler, easier-to-read design. This issue includes a faint graphic of the state seal behind the serial. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2007 issue). 2007 graphic from Tamaulipas, featuring a relatively simple design with a brown band at the bottom. The state shape appears in a gold-flake paint at top left, there has been some apparent color variation in this feature, with some appearing more reddish and others more gold. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2011 issue). Another simple graphic issue from Tamaulipas, featuring a green band at the bottom and Mexican flag at the top. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2013 issue). This graphic was introduced in 2013 and again uses and red and green motif with the rising rock formation as seen on earlier graphic plates included at bottom. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2016 issue). A more sparing graphic issue was released in 2016 featuring a design in a green band at bottom. Tamaulipas was one of the last holdouts on the old-design plates, having yet to adopt new national standards as of early 2018, although this issue is largely in compliance anyway. |
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Tamaulipas undated passenger issue (2018 issue). New national standards were established by Mexico's Secretary for Communications and Transport starting in 2017, resulting in a flood of new issues. These standards dictate the placement of graphic elements on the plates, mostly restricted now to the top and bottom of the plate. Tamaulipas' issue includes a stylized state abbreviation at top and shoreline graphic at bottom. The plate also features a large security mark in the shape of the "Tam" graphic covering a large area of the background of the plate. Tamaulipas switched to the newer ABC-123-D serial format as of this issue's release. |
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Last Modified 1/20/2020 (added 2018 plate).