East Timor centavo coins facts for kids

Quick facts for kids East Timor centavo 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
		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 East Timor