9. When the Late Queen Was on the Run
Regarding U.K. money, we are not particularly knowledgeable, hence we are not sure exactly what the 50-pence image should be. Still, whatever it is, it precisely matches the late Queen Elizabeth’s visage. You must so question whether this was deliberate since, indeed, the chances are low. It most likely would have to be something really small.
The incredibly amazing optical illusion produced by this coincidental alignment of photographs changes Queen Elizabeth’s dignified portrait into what looks to be an action shot. Her Majesty looks as though she is dashing across the coin thanks to the fortuitous placement, which gives the usually formal royal portrait an unexpectedly lively character. The comedy comes from the mismatch between the Queen’s conventional royal attitude and this inadvertent recommendation for physical exercise. Its even more amazing as this was accomplished by pure happenstance. These kinds of surprising revelations make money analysis more fun than one would think and show how context, or in this case, location, can totally change the meaning of a picture. This helps to make a basic coin interesting.
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