What gold coin was worth 21 shillings?
Third guinea (British coin) Third guinea (British coin) A seven shilling piece was introduced in Great Britain by a proclamation of 29 November 1797. It has been called a third guinea, a guinea being worth 21 shillings. The gold coin was minted only in the reign of George III. When it was introduced in 1797, during the French Revolutionary wars, the financial situation at the Bank of England was precarious: gold was in short supply and banknotes were given legal tender status in any amount. In order to pay the Bank's dividends it was decided to produce what at the time was known as
Broad (English gold coin) Broad (English gold coin) The Broad was an English coin worth 20 shillings (20/-) issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams, with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, designed by Thomas Simon (also called Symonds). The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as a laureated Roman emperor, with the inscription — "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 -- "Peace is