|First issued|Design|Slogan|Serial format|Serials issued|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1955|White embossed digits with white border on black background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes|"GRAND CANYON STATE" embossed in white and centered at bottom|A-12345||Coded by county of issuance.|
|1958|White embossed digits with white border on blue background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom|ABC-123|AAA-001 to BZZ-999||
|1960|Blue embossed digits with blue border on white background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in blue and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in blue and centered at bottom|ABC-123|CAA-001 to DZZ-999||
|1963|White embossed digits with white border on blue background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom|ABC-123|EAA-001 to FZZ-999||
|1965|Black embossed digits with black border on white background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in black and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in black and centered at bottom|ABC-123|HAA-001 to JZZ-999||
|1968|Black embossed digits with black border on yellow background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in black and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in black and centered at bottom|ABC-123|KAA-001 to NZZ-999||
|1972|Green embossed digits with green border on pale orange background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in green and centered at top between screw holes|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in green and centered at bottom|ABC-123|PAA-001 to WZZ-999||
|1980|White embossed digits with white embossed border on maroon background, with white embossed saguaro cactus dividing the letters and numbers; ARIZONA embossed in white and centered at top|GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom|ABC-123|AAA-001 to NZZ-999||
|1996|Dark green embossed digits on screened background of purple mountains and cacti with white setting sun and sky fading from orange to white to turquoise at top; ARIZONA in wide plain dark green letters outlined in white and centered at top|GRAND CANYON STATE in dark green thin plain letters at bottom right in orange part of screen|123·ABC|101·AAA to 999·ZZZ|Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1996 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Arizona has been so honored.|
|2008|Dark green screened digits on screened background of purple mountains and cacti with white setting sun and sky fading from orange to white to turquoise at top; ARIZONA in wide plain dark green letters outlined in white and centered at top; security stripe through center of plate|GRAND CANYON STATE in dark green thin plain letters at bottom right in orange part of screen|ABC1234|AAA0001 to present||

Question: which year featured the license plate with the least characters?
Answer: 1955