Lot 4806
Sale 118 · Important Australian, World & Ancient Coins, Banknotes and Medals
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Description
Victoria, unknown militia (?) unit, late 1800s, belt and buckle in bronze features a central Queen Victoria crown with outer band details, 'Nil.Desperandum.Victoria'. Fine.
Nil Desperandum is Latin for Do Not Despair. There is a Nil Desperandum Mine in Victoria located about 100 kms west of Melbourne on the Yarrowee River. It was worked from 1864-1889 and again from 1906 and 1917.
- Estimate
- $80
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $80