Museum on the Mound


Housed in the Bank of Scotland's splendid Georgian headquarters, this museum is a treasure trove of gold coins, bullion chests, safes, banknotes, forgeries, cartoons, and lots of fascinating old documents and photographs charting the history of Scotland's oldest bank.


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