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Museum on the Mound

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The Museum on the Mound is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, that focuses on money, coinage and economics. [1]

25 relations: Bank of Scotland, Banknote, Banknotes of Scotland, Baroque Revival architecture, Barter, Charles Kinnear, Coin, David Bryce, Dome, Economics, Edinburgh, George Pinckard, HBOS, History of economic thought, Ian Rankin, John Dick Peddie, List of museums in Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group, Money, Numismatics, Richard Crichton, Robert Reid (architect), Scottish coinage, The Guardian, The Mound.

Bank of Scotland

The Bank of Scotland plc (Bank o Scotland, Banca na h-Alba) is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Banknote

A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand.

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Banknotes of Scotland

Banknotes of Scotland are the banknotes of the Pound Sterling that are issued by the Scottish banks and in circulation in Scotland.

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Baroque Revival architecture

The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France), was an architectural style of the late 19th century.

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Barter

In trade, barter is a system of exchange where participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money.

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Charles Kinnear

Charles George Hood Kinnear FRIBA ARSA FRSE (30 May 1830 – 5 November 1894) was one half of Peddie & Kinnear, one of Scotland’s most renowned and prodigious architectural firms, famed for their development of the Scots Baronial style, typified by Cockburn Street in Edinburgh which evokes a highly medieval atmosphere.

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Coin

A coin is a small, flat, (usually) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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David Bryce

David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA (3 April 1803 – 7 May 1876) was a Scottish architect.

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Dome

Interior view upward to the Byzantine domes and semi-domes of Hagia Sophia. See Commons file for annotations. A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Economics

Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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George Pinckard

George Pinckard M.D. (1768–1835) was an English physician, known as an author, an abolitionist, and in the field of insurance.

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HBOS

HBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group, having been taken over in January 2009.

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History of economic thought

The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the subject that became political economy and economics, from the ancient world to the present day in the 21st Century.

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Ian Rankin

Ian James Rankin, (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.

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John Dick Peddie

John Dick Peddie (24 February 1824 – 12 March 1891) was a Scottish architect, businessman and a Liberal Party politician.

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List of museums in Scotland

This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

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Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group plc is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.

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Money

Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context.

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Numismatics

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects.

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Richard Crichton

Richard Crichton (died 1817) was a Scottish architect operating in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Robert Reid (architect)

Robert Reid (8 November 1774 – 20 March 1856) was the King's architect and surveyor for Scotland from 1827 to 1839.

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Scottish coinage

From 1124 until 1709 the coinage of Scotland was unique, and minted locally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Mound

The Mound is an artificial hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New and Old Towns.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_on_the_Mound

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