Anybody's know what this plates is .org what the numbers and letters mean?

Jeep Joe

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This is right below the grill attached to what seems to be the radiator support or crossmember of some sort. Why is it 1/3 yellow, 1/3 rust, and 1/3 clean and why is there 2 screw holes but only 1 screw, my old 2000 tj doesn’t have one that I can see.
I have a solar yellow 04 tj rubicon, by the way
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I bought my 2001 TJ brand new and I still have my plate. I always thought it had the VIN and color codes but never bothered to look because it is 100% rusted. So bad that I took it off and store it in my garage so it wouldn’t completely disintegrate. It was mounted in the same spot. I call it a TJ dog tag cuz that’s what it looks like.
 
I bought my 2001 TJ brand new and I still have my plate. I always thought it had the VIN and color codes but never bothered to look because it is 100% rusted. So bad that I took it off and store it in my garage so it wouldn’t completely disintegrate. It was mounted in the same spot. I call it a TJ dog tag cuz that’s what it looks like.
Mine was also rusty so I removed it and keep it in the glove box. I'm guessing it has some yellow on it from a prior respray?
 
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It's got a lot of code numbers for several things and I see Z YELOW on yours so I guess that's something to do with the color.

Mine had about the same rustiness, I took it off, hit it and the screw with a wire wheel, painted them black, fluid filmed between them and the grill then reinstalled the plate with that same single screw.
 
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