State-less license plates

Factual Questions
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On the drive in to the office this morning, i saw a most unusual thing - an SUV with a licanse plate without a state designation. It was not a government vehicle as far as I could tell (there were no markings). It was a standard-sized plate, numbered “MR-11”. At the top of the plate, where the state name is normally placed, were the letters “M.F.G.”. I missed the text at the bottom of the plate, but it might have said “apportioned”.

Two notes: I don’t live anywhere near a vehicle production plant. I couldn’t identify the make or model of the SUV (mainly because there are so many different kinds, and I don’t bother to remember).

Questions: What does this type of license plate designate? A manufacturing prototype? What other kinds of plates exist that are “state-less”?

2

MFG usually means manufacturer-- did it say MFG or M.F.G.?

You might want to look up your state (and nearby states) at http://www.pl8s.com to see if you can find something that matches what you saw.

3

Not sure what the answer to your first question is, but as fo your second question, the US government, the military, and some Indian tribes also issue their own plates.

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