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Congressional Medal of Honor Plate

A Medal of Honor recipient, certified by letter from the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor plate. The department states no fee for the initial plate; an additional plate is $4.00, and a surviving-spouse reissue is $4.00. Personalisation is available.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

A Medal of Honor recipient, certified by letter from the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor plate. The department states no fee for the initial plate; an additional plate is $4.00, and a surviving-spouse reissue is $4.00. Personalisation is available.

What it's worth: No fee stated for the first plate; $4.00 for an additional plate or a spouse reissue

  • Certification is by letter from the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, not from the Department of Defense as with the other award plates.
  • The department states no fee for the initial plate.
  • An additional plate is $4.00.
  • A surviving-spouse reissue is $4.00.
  • Personalisation is available.
  • No disability rating is involved.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are the recipient, or their surviving spouse.
  • The Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded.
  • You register a vehicle in Arkansas.

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How to claim it

  1. 1Get the certifying letter from the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs first — this plate is certified by the state, not by the Department of Defense.
  2. 2Apply through the Specialty Licence Plate Office.
  3. 3Ask about an additional plate at $4.00 if you want a second.
  4. 4A surviving spouse may have it reissued at $4.00.
Form
Specialty plate application
File with
Arkansas DFA, Specialty Licence Plate Office
Documents you will need
dd214
Annual
Claimed once a year.

Sources

Why only one source type: The department both sets and issues the plate, and its specialty plate page carries the fee treatment and the certification route. There is no separate operating source.

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