The red and gold pendant, thought to have belonged to Sir John Comyn, is so well preserved the metal detectorist who found it assumed it was a prefect's badge from the 1960s.
Later analysis showed it matched the Comyn coat of arms, which only the noble himself – a once-Guardian of Scotland – would have carried. John Eldridge, 67, said he found the rare medieval artefact during an organised metal detecting outing near Loch Leven Castle on February 3.
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