title: East Timor centavo coins
text: # East Timor centavo coins
  
  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 2023, 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 | Image | Value | Technical parameters | Technical parameters | Technical parameters | Description | Description |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Reverse | Obverse | Value | 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 | Nickel-coated steel | 4.1 g | Rice plant, state title, year of emission | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  | | | 10 centavos | 20.75 mm | Nickel-coated steel | 5.2 g | Fighting rooster, state title, year of emission | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  | | | 25 centavos | 21.25 mm | Nickel-brass | 5.85 g | Traditional fishing boat (beiro), state title, year of emission | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  | | | 50 centavos | 25 mm | Nickel-brass | 6.5 g | Coffee beans, state title, year of emission | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  | | | 100 centavos | 23.75 mm | Nickel-brass ring with a cupronickel center plug | 7.25 g | Boaventura de Manufahi; state title, year of emission | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  | | | 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 | Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, tais pattern along border |
  