License plate for back illumination and method for making same

The present invention provides a license plate comprising a laminate that comprises: (i) a transparent polymeric support sheet (13); (ii) a transparent retroreflective sheet (11); (iii) one or more transparent adhesive layers (12) adhering said transparent polymeric support sheet (13) and said transparent retroreflective sheet (11) together; and (iv) indicia (14). The license plate can be removably mounted to a light source for back lighting the license plate. The invention further describes a method of making the license plate and to a license plate assembly.