Timor-Leste centavo coins

For earlier currencies issued by Timor-Leste, see Portuguese Timorese escudo and Portuguese Timorese pataca.

Timor-Leste centavo coins

Centavo de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Doit Timór-Leste nian (Tetum)
Several East Timorese coins.
Denominations
Superunit
100	United States dollar
Banknotes	not yet issued^1
Coins	1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 centavos
Demographics
User(s)	East Timor (alongside the U.S. dollar)
Issuance
Central bank	Timor-Leste
Valuation
Pegged with	United States dollar (at 1:100 ratio)
^1 Timor-Leste also uses U.S. dollar notes.

Timor-Leste centavo coins were introduced in Timor-Leste (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.[1] As of 2024, Timor-Leste 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.

Timor-Leste centavo coins[2][3]
Image		Value	Technical parameters			Description
Reverse	Obverse		Diameter	Composition	Weight	Reverse	Obverse
		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
		5 centavos	18.75 mm		4.1 g	Rice plant, state title, year of emission
		10 centavos	20.75 mm		5.2 g	Fighting rooster, state title, year of emission
		25 centavos	21.25 mm	Nickel-brass	5.85 g	Traditional fishing boat (beiro), state title, year of emission
		50 centavos	25 mm		6.5 g	Coffee beans, state title, year of emission
		100 centavos	23.75 mm	Nickel-brass ring with a cupronickel center plug	7.25 g	Boaventura de Manufahi; state title, year of emission
		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 Timor-Leste

References

1. "Timor-Leste com nova moeda de 200 centavos a circular no país a partir de hoje" [Timor-Leste has a new 200 centavos coin circulating in the country as of today]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. "Public Instruction Number 01/2004 Concerning the Issuance and Use of Coins in Timor-Leste" (PDF). Banking and Payments Authority of Timor-Leste. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2009.
3. "Central Bank Issues 200 Centavos Coin". Banco Central de Timor-Leste. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

• Media related to Coins of East Timor at Wikimedia Commons
• Banking and Payments Authority of Timor-leste