License plate overhaul offers window into Pennsylvania’s rich history of designs

Pennsylvania license plates haven’t changed much this millennium.

While a few tweaks have been made to the standard blue, white, and yellow design that has been in place since 1999, it takes a discerning eye to notice them.

A totally new version, coming this spring, will be a pretty substantial overhaul. But the revamp — which features the Liberty Bell and a patriotic mix of red, white, and blue to celebrate the upcoming semiquincentennial — is just one small chapter in the commonwealth’s long and surprisingly interesting history of designs…

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