If they use the pound after becoming independent, the Scottish people will be looking at pictures of the Queen of England on a daily basis, which I assume they would rather not do. They will therefore need to revert to a Scottish King in order to create their own banknotes of Scottish royalty-and I also assume that however much they adore Alex Salmond , they don't want to look at him smiling at them from every fiver they use to pay for their chips. There is also the vexed question of Royal Army Scottish regiments that will lose their famous names and status.