After 1953, new post boxes were placed in Scotland carrying only the Crown of Scotland image rather than the 'EIIR' cypher, which continued to be used in the rest of the United Kingdom, and indeed in some of the Queen's other realms and territories.
After 1953, new post boxes in Scotland featured only the Crown of Scotland image instead of the 'EIIR' cypher, which was still used throughout the United Kingdom and some other realms and territories under Queen's rule.