Museum on the Mound facts for kids
The museum is located in the Bank of Scotland head office, Edinburgh
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| Location | The Mound, Edinburgh |
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| Type | Numismatics museum |
| Collections | Banknotes of Scotland, Scottish coinage, economics |
| Visitors | 50,000 |
| Owner | Bank of Scotland |
| Public transit access |  Princes Street Edinburgh Waverley |
The Museum on the Mound is a super cool museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. It's all about money, coins, and how the economy works. You can find it inside the historic Bank of Scotland Head Office building on The Mound. Lots of people visit every year – more than 50,000!
Museum History
The Bank of Scotland Head Office building is a huge, fancy building with a dome on top. It sits right at the top of The Mound. The first part of the building was designed way back in 1801. It was later changed and made bigger by other architects. Because it's on a steep hill, it has a really big basement area. Part of this basement is now home to the Museum on the Mound.
Before 2006, there was a small museum here, but you had to make an appointment to visit. This older museum first opened in 1986. The Museum on the Mound, as we know it today, opened its doors in September 2006.
In 2017, there was news that the museum might close. But many people spoke up and said they wanted it to stay open! Because of this, the decision was changed, and the museum is still open for everyone to enjoy.
What You Can See
The museum has a permanent collection that tells the story of the Bank of Scotland. This bank started a long time ago, in 1695! You can see old paintings and models of the Head Office building. You'll also learn about the history of banking and building societies in Britain.
There are also cool exhibits about the history of numismatics. This is the study of money and coins. You can see things people used to trade before money, like ancient tokens from the 1100s. There are also many old Scottish coins and paper money.
The Bank of Scotland has always been allowed to print its own banknotes. Because of this, the museum has a great collection of historic Scottish banknotes. You can even see a special Bank of England £1 million note! This huge note shows how big amounts of money were used to back up the banknotes printed by Scottish banks.
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Entrance to the museum
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A million pounds note on display
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A collection of Scottish coins
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George Pinckard, who helped start Clerical Medical
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