{"id":117721,"date":"2025-12-17T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&#038;p=117721"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:20:56","slug":"dinosaur-plates-now-available","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/dinosaur-plates-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Plates Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NC Museum of Natural Sciences specialty license plate featuring one of the Museum\u2019s most iconic dinosaurs on exhibit <strong>\u2014<\/strong> Acrocanthosaurus, the \u201cTerror of the South\u201d \u2014 is now available!<\/p>\n<p>With each $30 specialty plate purchase, $20 goes directly to the Friends of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences \u2014 the nonprofit that supports the Museum\u2019s mission through research, exhibits, educational programs and conservation efforts. Personalized plates are also available for an additional fee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/dmv\/offices-services\/online\/Pages\/my-ncdmv-custom-plates.aspx\">ORDER ONLINE NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Can I submit a paper application instead?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes. You can mail a completed <a href=\"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/docs\/MVR27AC%20DMV%20FORM.pdf\">paper form<\/a> with a check, cashier&#8217;s check or money order made out to NCDMV (no cash accepted). Price is $30 for a standard (numerical) plate or $60 for a personalized plate. Mailing address:<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles<br \/>\nSpecial License Plate Unit<br \/>\n3155 Mail Service Center<br \/>\nRaleigh, NC 27697-3 155<\/p>\n<p><em>What do the \u201cAC\u201d letters on the plate stand for?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AC represents the Acrocanthosaurus, pictured on the dino plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":117732,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/117721"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/117721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117734,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/117721\/revisions\/117734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}