|
 |
 |
|
|
This undertaking
was the brainchild of Albert C. Zeller II, President of the Republic of Veshault. The project was started in December of 2001; the city name was
incorporated on January 1st 2002, and the owner of the property approved the
land purchase on January 3rd. Microna was to have been an actual city in
Elko County, Nevada (on State Highway 233, 12 miles south of Montello and 4
miles north of Cobre). Survey maps identify the site as NW ¼ & SE ¼, Section
7, Township 37 N, Range 69 E. It had even been announced that someone named Mary Ambyre Jorgensen was even scheduled to take office as mayor on January 21st.
Initially, the land was going to be split between 6 “nations”, and
though a few “countries” expressed an interest, all but one ultimately
backed out of the enterprise. It then became a joint partnership between
Veshault and the Kingdom of TorHavn. Mr. Zeller was also in the process of
applying for Microna's own unique Zip Code, and the city had a temporary
mailbox in Pahrump, NV. But in the end, “due to a fallen economic
structure between micro-nations we were un-able to continue in its
venture.” Microna “had faltered by relying on others to succeed and
admittedly purchasing 40 acres without being able to afford the whole
property on our own was our downfall.” After TorHavn withdrew, Veshault
made 2 additional payments but was forced to follow suit and terminate the
project because they could not foot the entire monthly bill solo.
Apparently, Veshault vanished for nearly two years, but TorHavn remained
somewhat reachable as one of the upstanding micronations. HM Kasimir Diana Skyhunter, Regina
is the Co-Monarch of TorHavn. |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
As of November 2004, it appears that Mr. Zeller is once more actively
pursuing this venture because “the Republic Of Veshault has awoke from a
slumber.” Now that his nation's been revived, Mr. Zeller originally
announced that he had located 32 acres of decent, buildable land 7 miles
north of Montello, NV (less than a mile west of Dake Reservoir). He was not
seeking partners this time around, but was planning to offer rental space
and property leases to interested parties. He intended to “build at least
1 building in the ‘City’ to say ‘it can be done’. I would then build
a house on Veshaults' piece to live in and call it a day. If other nations
want to have me build a fence or small shed/building on their property I
would do it for them...” Microna itself would be the main city street
(600ft x 200ft in the original project), and other smaller roads would lead
to the other tenants' subdivisions/plots. Shortly thereafter, there was a
change in location; by March of '05 he had proclaimed the purchase of 10
acres in west Texas, and did indeed begin to seek other micro-nations who'd
be willing to lease/rent sections (100ft x 100ft, 200ft x 200ft) of this
property. TorHavn is “back on board the project.” Mr. Zeller's new
Web-site is:
http://veshault.hollosite.com |
|
|
|
To help get the city set up and running, “We had minted coins and were
disbursing them in hopes of ‘pre-building’ an economy”. After the city
was built, the coins were meant to be used by its citizens to purchase items
within the city limits. All the monies from the sale of the coins were to
have gone into the City Of Microna bank account “to help build the city
property and buildings (and possibly pay the land payments).” In January
of 2002, it was reported that Microna planned on issuing approximately 150
coins to the United Homeless Organization of New York City; the coins would
then be used by destitute men and women to purchase coffee and a
doughnut/roll from a few selected street vendors/carts around the area of
Penn Station.
|
|
|
|
In 2003, as a Constitution Party candidate, Mr. Zeller sought New Jersey's
District 17 Senate seat. In a strategy officially called “Giving Back to
the People”, he pledged to offer cash to registered voters and to help
entice some unregistered ones. He hoped to boost the morale of the general
public by handing out $1 to each person who would attend his campaign
rallies ($200 maximum per rally), provided that he or she lived in his
legislative district and signed his nomination petition. Though advised that
his idea would present little or no problem, he retracted this proposal the
same day he announced it, after a concerned citizen informed him via e-mail
that the giving of moneys would be a violation of a certain legal statute.
One of the press releases at http://www.politicsnj.com/
reports that “He also will be giving away special coins via the internet
worth $1 each...The $1 offer via the internet is also for a limited time to
the first 100 takers.” Could this coin have been the Microna?
|
|
|
This
1 Micron
coin was issued in
2002 in Copper-plated zinc, designed by Allen C.
Zeller. Minted at Hoffman Mint with total mintage of 1000 pieces, weight:
4.5g, diameter 25 mm with plain edge.
Image of the coin
and some detail about Microna can be viewed at Ghost Town website at:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/microna.html |
| |
| |
|
Micro-Nations |
| |
|
Chiefa Coins |
|
|