A metal-detecting enthusiast who discovered an engraved second world war medal hopes to reunite it with its owner.
David Wallace had been detecting with his two children at a local park when he located and then dug up the Territorial medal.
One side of the honour has an effigy of King George VI, with the reverse having the inscription “For Efficient Service”.
A name, rank, and serial number “N G Bloomfield, 3 PC 142853” is also engraved.
But David, 45, from Dunfermline, said he nearly passed on the chance of digging it up.
He said: “I’ve found a Queen Victoria half-crown that came up with the same reading as a Coke can, so I was in two minds whether to dig or not.
“With metal detectors you get a number of readings, and the reading for soda can tops is the same as that for thick silver.
“It was right in front of the football pitch at the park and it wasn’t very deep, only about three or four inches down.
“When I saw it I initially, I thought it was a football medal until I flipped it over and there was a portrait of George VI and I thought ‘This is a war medal, this is something special’.”
David has been metal-detecting for about three years and previously found a 1939-1945 India Star as well as 500-600 old coins.
This is the first find that comes with details and he is eager to find its original recipient.
He added: “I’m a history buff, that’s what I do it for. It’s not about the monetary value.
“I never sell anything, it a bit of local history to me.
“I’m part of a British metal-detecting website and other guys have found medals and returned them to their owners.
“Even if I could give it back to the family it would be nice.
“You don’t find many medals and it will be worth more to the family than it will be to me.”