Ms Lumley was presented with a Powys gold kite award and a "certificate of appreciation for exemplary achievement" by the chairman of Powys council, Garry Banks, at the Palace of Westminster.
Since the face value of both certificates were the same for the same denomination, as the price gold rose, the ratio of the face value of the Silver Certificate to the market value of silver dropped.
The new certificate would replace the dozens of existing vocational qualifications with a single "gold standard" exam, which would also include maths and English.