Historical information

Relates to Portland Victoria's first settlement.

Physical description

Round timber plaque varnished, gold coloured timber, hand relief caved with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. Below is a bordered quadrant with the images left to right, of a whale half submerged in the ocean with a spout, a sailing ship with 3 masts and 3 sails per past, a light house, and an animal hanging limping from a hoist. The circular border reads town of Portland Victoria, 1855 and has a berry with two leaves to the top of the year and berries with a single leaf with an 8 point star shape with a dot in the middle on both sides.

Inscriptions & markings

TOWN OF PORTLAND VIC. 1855
DIEU ET MON DROIT
HONI SOIT QUE MAL Y PENSE
BACK.
MADE BY JOHN HATTON 1979 APRIL