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Heritage plates

A classic piece of the past makes history again. Heritage plates were originally issued between 1932 and 1939 by the then Motor Registration Branch. These plates ranged from plate number 1 up to 285,000. From 1939, Heritage plates were discontinued and replaced with machine stamped plates with an alpha-numeric series.

Heritage plates are handmade with heavy gauge metal, with white embossed numbers and coated with black and white vitreous enamel. Each character is manually hand etched, the plate is oven baked to fuse the Vitreous (Glass Beads) at 900 degrees C, which melts the glass that then flows to make a high gloss and durable surface.

Given the handmade nature of Heritage plates, each plate is one of a kind and will differ slightly from one another and from pictures. Individuality and small inconsistencies are an integral part of their character.

Heritage Plates Flash Book

View History of Heritage Plates

Six Digit Heritage plates

Six Digit Heritage plates range from 100.000 to 285.000. These Heritage plates are a faithful recreation of Victoria's original vitreous enamel number plates issued by the Chief Commissioner of Police under the 1932 Motor Car Act between 1932 and 1939.

Given the handmade nature of the manufacturing process for Heritage plates, delivery can take up to 8 - 10 weeks.

Six Digit Heritage image

Plate Combination	Plate Size	Price
Six Digit Heritage plates - 100.000 - 285.000	456mm wide x 114mm high	$10,000

Three, Four and Five Digit Heritage plates

Three (100-999), four (1.000-9.999) and five-digit (10.000-99.999) combinations can only be purchased via public auction. If you wish to express your interest in a particular number or to find out about upcoming Heritage plate auctions, click and register your details below. This number may then be considered for the next auction.

Heritage Plates

Plate Combination	Plate Sizes	Price
Three Digit Heritage plates: 100-999	228mm wide x 114mm high	Auction Only
Four Digit Heritage plates: 1.000-9.999	374mm wide x 114mm high	Auction Only
Five Digit Heritage plates: 10.000-99.999	406mm wide x 114mm high	Auction Only

Available Design
Current Design:	White on Black
For a period of time, VicRoads provided another version of Heritage plates, which was machine made. This version (image below) is no longer available to be issued. If replacement plates are required, the plates will be made in current design (image above).

Available Design

Current Design:
Heritage plate design

White on Black

For a period of time, VicRoads provided another version of Heritage plates, which was machine made. This version (image below) is no longer available to be issued.
If replacement plates are required, the plates will be made in current design (image above).

Heritage plate - no longer available

* All prices are shown in Australian dollars. Prices/specifications are subject to change without notice. Representations of plates provided on this page are for illustration purposes only, final products may vary slightly from what is displayed on-screen. Plates displayed on this page are not necessarily available for sale.
Please note: If you are wanting to purchase a 6-digit Heritage plate under a company name you must call VicRoads on 1300 660 417, between 8:30am-5:00pm Monday to Friday, 8:30am-2:00pm Saturday or visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.