CREATE TABLE table_203_498 (id NUMBER, "first issued" CLOB, "design" CLOB, "slogan" CLOB, "serial format" CLOB, "serials issued" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

what was the design on the first issued plates ?
SELECT "design" FROM table_203_498 ORDER BY "first issued" LIMIT 1
SELECT "design" FROM "table_203_498" ORDER BY "first issued" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY