License Plate Slogan
Connecticut
License Plate Slogan
In use since 1959
Connecticut License Plate Slogan
The Constitution State
License Plate Slogan of Connecticut
License Plate Slogan of Connecticut
"The Constitution State" is Connecticut's license plate slogan, tracing directly to the Fundamental Orders of 1639 — a governing document drafted by the Connecticut Colony and widely regarded as the world's first written constitution. The phrase became Connecticut's official nickname in 1959 and reached standard passenger plates in 1974. This profile appears in the list of U.S. license plate slogans.
- Current slogan
- The Constitution State
- Nickname official
- 1959
- First used
- 1974
- History basis
- Fundamental Orders of 1639
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Connecticut License Plate Slogan by Era
Connecticut's standard passenger plates have carried the same constitutional identity since the 1970s. Earlier Connecticut plates changed formats, colors, and numbering systems, but reliable slogan records point to 1974 as the first general-issue passenger plate use of "Constitution State."
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