Claim: 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.
Evidence: 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.