RVD: "Little Rhody" also uses a white square, adorned with only the state's initials. This is unimaginative and boring. With RI's recently revived tourist industry, a sign more representative of the state would be nice. This design features a yellow anchor and a yellow border, just like the state flag. The state initials were kept, but moved to the upper corners of the sign.
From J.P. Kirby: This shield incorporates the anchor from the flag and the waves currently seen on the license plate. It can easily accomodate 1, 2, and 3-digit numbers without looking bad.
From 'Jaguar' James Allen: The Ocean State makes some waves.
CCS: Thought I'd work both the state shape and the stars and anchor from the state flag into this lot. I vary between the Serif and FWHA fonts just for some variety.
From Andrew Muck: I heard someone say that Rhode Island was not good to a state outline, I think this refutes that theory.
From Scott Nazelrod: Any state can use a state outline in their highway shield — they just have to be willing to do things like raid space from Connecticut for the numbers. Like Alabama does on its route shield, I stretched the shape out at bit, moving the western state line a bit further to leave room for the numbers. Since Rhode Island is frequently rendered as only a tiny, undetailed square on most maps of the U.S., I included the state name for out of state tourists who aren't familiar with how it's really shaped. And for those who think that black-and-white outline shields are too drab, I decided to throw in a blue version, too.
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