The Crown of Scotland, 1936 (colour litho)

Scottish Crown Jewels, the Honours of Scotland, are oldest coronation regalia in Britain; crown was remodelled in 1540 by Edinburgh goldsmith, John Mosman, for King James V (1512-42) and last worn by Charles II for his coronation at Scone in 1651; hidden from capture by Cromwell and the English during the Commonwealth; after the Union of Scotland and England in 1707, the regalia were forgotten until discovered by Sir Walter Scott in 1818 in an old chest in Edinburgh Castle; crown now displayed at the opening of new sessions of the Scottish Parliament; illustration from the series of Churchman cigarette cards produced for the Coronation of George VI;