Appeal over missing church ring

The missing ring has been worn by church moderators

Police have appealed for information after a ceremonial ring worn by moderators of the Church of Scotland general assembly was reported missing.

The moderator, Rt Rev Alan McDonald, reported it lost after he attended a Women's Guild meeting in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on Saturday.

The gold ring has a large amethyst stone and bears the motto nec tamen consumebatur.

An undisclosed sum is being offered as reward for its safe return.

Strathclyde Police said the ring was "misplaced" either in the hall or the immediate area.

Det Con John Quinn appealed for anyone with information to contact police.

A church spokesman said the missing ring was a copy, made in the 1970s, of an older ring which from 1910 onwards had been passed on from moderator to moderator.

This belonged to the family of the moderator who was installed in 1910, Dr Mitford Mitchell, the spokesman added.

No value was given for the ring.