Archaeologists found a mysterious silver medal from Scotland at the site of an ancient monastery in Dnipropetrovsk region.

Maxim Letinsky, a participant in the archaeological expedition from the Dnipropetrovsk National Historical Museum named after Yavornytsky, discovered an ancient silver medal among the remnants of the Nehvoroshchansky Monastery last year. Since then, historians have been investigating its origins and already have some findings. This was reported by Alexander Starik, acting director of the museum, on his Facebook page, as conveyed by "Vidomo".

He noted that after the discovery of this valuable artifact, the topic of connections between the Chernechchyn Territorial Community and Scotland shifted from "fantastic" to "promising".

"Thus, on the obverse side of the medal, there is an inscription around the edge: HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND INST. MDCCLXXXIV. (Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland 1784).

In the center, within a wreath, the inscription reads: TO/Clayton & Shuttleworth/ LINCOLN/For Collection of Implements /PERTH SHOW/1871.

The reverse side, unfortunately, is lost. After an investigation (as is known, archaeologists are detectives who arrived a bit late), it turned out that this was an award for one of the prize places at the exhibition in the Scottish city of Perth (July 26-28, 1871) in the category "Production Tools", - Starik explained.

Experts also found out that the company "Clayton and Shuttleworth" was established in the English city of Lincoln in 1842. It specialized in the production of steam engines and threshing machines. Much of its output was shipped abroad, leading to the opening of several branches in Vienna, Prague, Krakow, and Lviv. Later, they began manufacturing tractors and airplanes. It is said that one of these planes was shot down by the famous German ace "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen.

In 1929, the company went bankrupt.

"Thus, the 19th century in the history of the Nebolshchansky Monastery is no less mysterious than the preceding Cossack times. It remains to be determined how the medal ended up in Pryorillya. Perhaps this will mark the beginning of yet another intriguing story," – writes Starik.

As is known, the Nehvoroshchansky Monastery was built along with the town of Nehvoroshcha, founded by fugitives from Podillia. It was located on the left bank of the Orel River on the lands of the Zaporozhian Host and fell under the jurisdiction of the Sich Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin. For these reasons, it was also referred to as the Military and Zaorilsk Monastery.