Fender Tag Screws

From what I have seen on original cars and learning from articles, the upper right screw was painted. It held the tag in place as it was painted. The tag was folded up for paint coverage underneath. Then an additional screw was added later to finish holding the tag down.

That was one specific plant.

There is no evidence of folding on the OP's tag.

It leaves a pretty good mark and can't really be gotten out.