Obverse:
Laureate head of Oliver Cromwell. Text around
OLIVARD GRP ANG SCO HIB & PRO.
Reverse:
Crowned
coat-of-arms of the Protectorate, quartered
arms of England, Scotland and Ireland; central
escutcheon with lion rampant, left. Date 1658
split by crown. Grained edge. Text around
PAX
QVAE RITVR BELLO (Peace is sought by war).
History:
The
Protectorate was established in December 1653,
with portrait coins authorised in 1655. All
coins were machine made, struck from the dies
of Thomas Simon in the presses of the Frenchman,
Pierre Blondeau.
Date:
1658
Diameter:
2.7cm
