When license plates were first issued in Belize, it was a crown colony of Great Britain; it was in 1973 that license plates first had the name Belize on them, but Belize did not gain full independence from Great Britain until 1981.
The 1973 license plates were the first to have the name Belize on them. Full independence from Great Britain took plate on 21 September 1981. Originally, Belize was a crown colony of Great Britain named British Honduras when license plates were first issued. 
