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East Timor centavo coins
Several East Timorese coins.
Several East Timorese coins.
User(s)  East Timor
(alongside the U.S. dollar)
Pegged with United States dollar (at 1:100 ratio)
Superunit
100 United States dollar
Coins 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 centavos
Banknotes not yet issued1
1 East Timor also uses U.S. dollar notes.

East Timor centavo coins were introduced in East Timor in 2003 for use alongside United States dollar banknotes and coins, which were introduced in 2000 to replace the Indonesian rupiah following the commencement of U.N. administration. One centavo is equal to one U.S. cent. Coins issued for general circulation are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and feature images of local plants and animals. In 2013 a 100 centavos coin was introduced followed by a 200 centavos coin in 2017. The higher value coins, equivalent to US$1 and US$2 respectively, were designed to reduce the expense of replacing low-denomination U.S. banknotes as they wear out. As of 2024, East Timor does not yet issue its own banknotes.

The centavo coins are minted in Lisbon by the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, the Portuguese national mint. Unlike coins issued for the Panamanian balboa or the Ecuadorian centavo, the East Timorese coins are not identical in size to their U.S. cent counterparts.

East Timor centavo coins
Image Value Technical parameters Description
Reverse Obverse Diameter Composition Weight Reverse Obverse
Coin TL 01cent.PNG 1 centavo 17 mm Nickel-coated steel 3.1 g Nautilus shell, state title, year of emission Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border
Coin TL 05cent.PNG 5 centavos 18.75 mm 4.1 g Rice plant, state title, year of emission
Coin TL 10cent.PNG 10 centavos 20.75 mm 5.2 g Fighting rooster, state title, year of emission
Coin TL 25cent.PNG 25 centavos 21.25 mm Nickel-brass 5.85 g Traditional fishing boat (beiro), state title, year of emission
Coins 50 Cent Timor-Leste.png 50 centavos 25 mm 6.5 g Coffee beans, state title, year of emission
Coins 100 Cent Timor-Leste.png 100 centavos 23.75 mm Nickel-brass ring with a cupronickel center plug 7.25 g Boaventura de Manufahi; state title, year of emission
200centavostl.jpg 200 centavos 25.5 mm Cupronickel ring with a brass center plug 8.46 g Swamp buffalo in rice paddy with Matebian background; state title, year of emission

See also

  • Centavo – article about the use of centavos worldwide
  • Economy of East Timor
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