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| | Thursday, 19 December, 2002, 18:11 GMT Rare royal coin on display  The coin will be on show at the Museum of Scotland A rare coin struck to commemorate the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley has gone on display. It is one of only two such coins of its type in existence. They were intended for general circulation but were withdrawn soon after minting.
Their only child was to become James VI (James I of England). The coin has been bought by the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It will be displayed in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. An anonymous donor from the US also helped fund the purchase. Nick Holmes, curator of numismatics at NMS, said: "I cannot overestimate the importance of the addition to our collection. "The life of Mary Queen of Scots is one of the most famous and popular periods of Scotland's history." | | See also:  11 Mar 02 | England 31 Mar 01 | Scotland 01 May 00 | Scotland Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Scotland stories now: Links to more Scotland stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I cannot overestimate the importance of the addition to our collection