E: 16/04 Win five coins from the Portraits of a Queen Collection

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Genius Side Quest

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To celebrate The Great British Treasure Hunt, whether or not you’re taking part in our epic new quest, we’re inviting you to put your skills to the test to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.

For our fifth and final quest, you are royally invited to take part in our competition where we’re offering a lucky collector the chance to win all five coins from our Portraits of a Queen Collection, presented in a special collector’s case. The reverse of each £5 Brilliant Uncirculated coin features one of Queen Elizabeth II’s five definitive coinage portraits, each of which has been remastered by our Chief Engraver, Gordon Summers.

In addition, we are also giving away a copy of The Royal Mint Puzzle Book, containing 125 rewarding puzzles for all the family – including the one you are hopefully about to solve! Crack cryptic codes inspired by precious metals, untangle brain teasers fit for a royal court and decipher ancient secrets hidden in plain sight.

To be in with a chance of winning this prize bundle, answer the following multiple-choice question correctly …

You have two circular coins. The radius of coin X measures a quarter of the radius of coin Y.

With coin X, start at the top of coin Y and roll this smaller coin anticlockwise around the circumference of coin Y until you are back where you started.

 

How many times will you have rolled your smaller coin around your larger one?

PLEASE SELECT YOUR ANSWER BELOW:*

• THREE TIMES
• FOUR TIMES
• FIVE TIMES

Submit your answer between 10am GMT on 16 March 2026 and 23.59pm BST on 16 April 2026 to be in with a chance of winning.

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The Great British Treasure Hunt

Genius Side Quest 

Competition Terms and Conditions

Introduction

1. The promoter of this competition is The Royal Mint Limited of Llantrisant, Pontyclun, United Kingdom CF72 8YT (The Royal Mint). If you have any questions about this promotion, please get in touch with us at services@royalmint.com.
2. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions and agreed to be bound by them when they take part in the competition.
3. This “side quest” competition forms part of The Royal Mint's wider "The Great British Treasure Hunt" campaign of 2026 (Treasure Hunt).
4. Please note, however, that this competition, and all other “side quest” competitions forming part of the Treasure Hunt, are in addition to and do not a part of the maincompetition for the Treasure Hunt (details and terms and conditions of which can be found here: royalmint.com/shop/limited-editions/the-great-british-treasure-hunt/information 
   (Main Competition). For the avoidance of doubt, access to and completion of this and other “side quests” are unrelated to and will not contribute to successfully completing the Main Competition.

Eligibility

1. The competition is:

• open to residents of the United Kingdom
• open to individuals who are 18 years of age or older;
• not open to employees or their immediate family, of The Royal Mint and its group companies, or any third-party involved in connection with this competition or the wider product campaign (including any promotional activities supplier of The Royal Mint);
• restricted to one entry per household.

The competition

1. There is no purchase necessary to enter the competition.
2. Competition entry is not conditional on consenting to marketing.
3. The competition opens on 16 March 2026 at 10:00hrs GMT and closes on 16 April 2026 at 23:59hrs BST. Any entries received before the opening or after the closing dates / times will not be included and no correspondence will be entered into.
4. To enter this competition, you must select the correct answer to the question above.
5. One winner will be selected at random, using an online independent True Random Number generator, from all eligible entrants and will be notified by email. Names may also be announced on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn. Where possible the draw will take place within 48 hours of the competition closing.

The prize

1. The winner will receive one unit of a Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Five-Coin Collection, one unit of a Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II 2026 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Five-Coin Collection Case and one unit of a The Royal Mint Puzzle Book: 125 Rewarding Puzzles for All the Family.
2. The Royal Mint reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond The Royal Mint's control makes it necessary to do so.
3. There is no cash alternative and the prize is non-refundable, non-negotiable, and non-transferable and cannot be used in conjunction with any offer.

Claiming the prize

1. Once the winner has been notified, they will have 48 hours of being notified to respond to claim their prize and confirm their address for delivery. If the winner fails to claim their prize, or chooses not to claim it, the prize will be forfeited and a new winner drawn.
2. The winner may be asked to participate in any related publicity to the prize and/or asked to write a review of the prize.
3. The prize will be sent to the winner within six weeks of the closing date.

Ownership of entries

1. All entries and any accompanying material submitted to The Royal Mint will become the property of The Royal Mint on receipt and will not be returned.
2. By submitting your entry and any accompanying material, you agree to:

• assign to The Royal Mint all your intellectual property rights with full title guarantee; and
• waive all moral rights,

in and to your entry and otherwise arising in connection with your entry to which you may now or at any time in the future be entitled under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended from time to time and under all similar legislation from time to time in force anywhere in the world.

Limitation of liability

1. All decisions made by The Royal Mint relating to this competition are final and binding.
2. Under no circumstances, unless required or prohibited by law (in which case your statutory rights are not affected), will The Royal Mint:

• be responsible or liable for any loss, damages, costs or expenses arising from or in any way connected with any errors, defects, interruptions, malfunctions or delays in the promotion of the competition;
• be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, costs, expenses personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of The Royal Mint;
• accept entries that are:
• lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause;
• automatically generated by computer;
• completed by third parties or in bulk;
• illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;
• photocopies and not originals; or
• incomplete; or
• accept proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the promotion.

General

1. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, The Royal Mint may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude entrants from participating in the competition.
2. The Royal Mint reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
3. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media platform used by The Royal Mint as part of the promotion.
4. The information submitted in the competition entry are for the following purposes:

• to enter the competition;
• so that we can contact you to inform you of the outcome of the competition;
• so that we can contact you regarding any publicity requests;
• so that we may reach you via social media platforms; and
• as a method of contact for any related or future promotions if you choose to opt in to marketing communications.

1. Personal data supplied during the course of this promotion will only be processed as set out in The Royal Mint’s Privacy Policy.
2. The competition will be governed by English and Welsh law and entrants to the competition submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

One-Eye

What a terrible wording of the question which is meant to demonstrate the coin rotation paradox (and don't get me started on why the earth makes a full rotation every 23hrs 56 mins 4 sec).

Roll your smaller coin once around your larger coin - "How many times will you have rolled your smaller coin around your larger one?" answer = once

Roll your smaller coin once around your larger coin - "How many full rotations will the smaller coin have made?" answer = five