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The Queen's Coin
Inspector Mad Ade of Scotland's backyard was a collector of rare and unusual coins. He was visiting a nearby market when he came upon a stall selling collectible coins being run by a well known female villain called May D'upname. Inspector Mad Ade browsed the contents of the stall, looking at several interesting coins celebrating "100 years of kebabs". May D'upname saw Inspector Mad Ade's interest and decided to offer him a special coin she had been saving.
"It's a special one of a kind coin," she told Mad Ade, "It was minted to celebrate the birth of Queen Elizabeth the second." Inspector Mad Ade viewed the coin and read the inscription on the reverse side of the coin.
"In celebration of the birth of princess Elizabeth, daughter to the Duke and Duchess of York, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and the colonies of the Empire." it read.
"Where did you get this?" asked Inspector Mad Ade.
"It was given to my Grandmother in 1926, the year of the queen's birth. It's 100% genuine, honest, I swear on it." She replied.
"Well, in that case you are under arrest for forgery." Inspector Mad Ade announced.
How did Mad Ade know the coin was a fake?
"It's a special one of a kind coin," she told Mad Ade, "It was minted to celebrate the birth of Queen Elizabeth the second." Inspector Mad Ade viewed the coin and read the inscription on the reverse side of the coin.
"In celebration of the birth of princess Elizabeth, daughter to the Duke and Duchess of York, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and the colonies of the Empire." it read.
"Where did you get this?" asked Inspector Mad Ade.
"It was given to my Grandmother in 1926, the year of the queen's birth. It's 100% genuine, honest, I swear on it." She replied.
"Well, in that case you are under arrest for forgery." Inspector Mad Ade announced.
How did Mad Ade know the coin was a fake?
Answer
When the Queen was born on the 21st of April 1926, no one could have possibly known she would have been the heir to the throne, because her father wasn't the king until his brother King Edward the eighth abdicated some 10 years later.Hide Answer Show Answer
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only people from the UK would get this, i know NOTHING about monarchies!! good job though!
why to go in for all the details when the queens birth is at 1929 how can her grandmother get the coin on 1926 for the queens b'day celbration
I think you will find that Queen Elizabeth the second was born April 21, 1926, and not 1929 like you suggested.
Mad, it was you who said 1929. Re read your answer
The scenario doesn't state that the coin was dated 1926, so it's possible May is mistaken and the coin was not given to her Grandmother in 1926. In this case, the coin can be an original.
"It was given to my Grandmother in 1926, the year of the queens birth."
What is this then? surely this states the coin was at least minted the same year the Queen was born. Just because it doesn't state it was printed on the coin is irrelevant, the statement is what matters.
What is this then? surely this states the coin was at least minted the same year the Queen was born. Just because it doesn't state it was printed on the coin is irrelevant, the statement is what matters.
I am an American, yet I still knew about the abdication.
I figured it out - she would not have been queen today had her uncle not abdicated.
Yay Yay
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