TheBroad was anEnglishcoin worth 20 shillings (onepound sterling) issued by theCommonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milledgold coin weighing 9.0–9.1grams (8⁄25 troy ounce), with adiameter of 29–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in), designed byThomas Simon (also called Symonds).[1]
Theobverse of the coin depicts the Lord ProtectorOliver Cromwell as alaureatedRoman emperor, with the Latin inscriptionOLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HIB &c PRO [Olivarius Dei GratiaRes Publicae Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae etc. Protector] —Oliver, by the Grace of God, of theRepublic of England, Scotland, Ireland etc., Protector, while the reverse shows a crowned shield depicting the arms of the Commonwealth with the inscriptionPAX 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]
Apiedfort version of the coin with an edge inscription is known as aFifty shilling piece. This is extremely rare, and there are very few examples as it is probably a pattern.
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