Broad (English gold coin)
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The Broad was an English coin worth 20 shillings (one pound sterling) issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams (<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />8⁄25 troy ounce), with a diameter of Script error: No such module "convert"., designed by Thomas Simon (also called Symonds).[1]
The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as a laureated Roman emperor, with the Latin inscription OLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HIB &c PRO [Olivarius Dei Gratia Res Publicae Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae etc. Protector] — Oliver, by the Grace of God, of the Republic of England, Scotland, Ireland etc., Protector, while the reverse shows a crowned shield depicting the arms of the Commonwealth with the inscription PAX QVAERITVR BELLO 1656 -- Peace is sought through war.
The current value of the coin in "very fine" to "extremely fine" condition is £27,000 to £54,000.[2]
A piedfort version of the coin with an edge inscription is known as a Fifty shilling piece. This is extremely rare, and there are very few examples as it is probably a pattern.
References
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- ↑ M. Lessen, ‘A summary of the Cromwell coinage’ BNJ vol. 35 (1966), 163-72, 2 pls.https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1966_BNJ_35_17.pdf
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