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{{Short description|East Timorese coins introduced in 2003}}
{{Infobox currency
| local_name1 = Centavo de Timor-Leste 
| local_name_lang1 = pt
| local_name2 = Doit Timór-Leste nian
| local_name_lang2= tet
| image_1 =  Timor Lorosa'e centavo coin -2.JPG

| image_title_1 = Several East Timorese coins. 
| iso_code = 
| using_countries = {{flag|East Timor}}<br>(alongside the {{wipe|United States dollar}})
| inflation_rate = 
| inflation_source_date = 
| pegged_with = {{wipe|United States dollar}} (at 1:100 ratio)
| superunit_ratio_1 = 100
| superunit_name_1 = {{wipe|United States dollar}}
| symbol = 
| used_coins = 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 centavos
| coin_article = East Timor centavo coins
| used_banknotes = not yet issued<sup>1</sup>
| frequently_used_banknotes = 
| rarely_used_banknotes =
| issuing_authority = East Timor
| issuing_authority_website = 
| footnotes=<sup>1</sup> East Timor also uses {{wipe|United States dollar}} notes.
}}

'''East Timor centavo coins''' were introduced in East Timor in 2003 for use alongside {{wipe|United States dollar}} [[Engineering:Banknote|banknote]]s and [[Finance:Coin|coin]]s, which were introduced in 2000 to replace the [[Finance:Indonesian rupiah|Indonesian rupiah]] following the commencement of {{wipe|United Nations}} 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 {{currency|1|USD}} and {{currency|2|USD}} respectively, were designed to reduce the expense of replacing low-denomination U.S. banknotes as they wear out.<ref>{{cite news|title=Timor-Leste com nova moeda de 200 centavos a circular no país a partir de hoje|language=pt|trans-title=Timor-Leste has a new 200 centavos coin circulating in the country as of today|date=13 September 2017|author=<!-- staff reports -->|work=Diário de Notícias|location=Lisbon, Portugal|url=https://www.dn.pt/lusa/timor-leste-com-nova-moeda-de-200-centavos-a-circular-no-pais-a-partir-de-hoje-8766693.html|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> {{Asof|2023}}, East Timor does not yet issue its own banknotes.

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

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="8"|East Timor centavo coins<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Banking and Payments Authority of East Timor |title=Public Instruction Number 01/2004 Concerning the Issuance and Use of Coins in Timor-Leste |url=http://www.bancocentral.tl/Download/Regulations/BPA-Pub-Inst-2004-01en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930054718/http://www.bancocentral.tl/Download/Regulations/BPA-Pub-Inst-2004-01en.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Central Bank Issues 200 Centavos Coin|url=https://www.bancocentral.tl/en/news/go/bctl-issues-200-centavos-coin|publisher=Banco Central de Timor-Leste|access-date=25 January 2018|date=13 September 2017}}</ref>
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!colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="3"| Technical parameters !!colspan="2"| Description  
|-
! Reverse !! Obverse !! Diameter !! Composition !! Weight !! Reverse !! Obverse
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coin TL 01cent.PNG|175px]]
|1 centavo
|17&nbsp;mm
|rowspan="3"| [[Chemistry:Nickel|Nickel]]-coated steel
|3.1 g
|Nautilus shell, state title, year of emission 
|rowspan="7"| Value, word centavo or centavos, kaibauk representation below value, [[Social:Tais|tais]] pattern along border
|- 
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coin TL 05cent.PNG|175px]]
|5 centavos
|18.75&nbsp;mm
|4.1 g
|[[Biology:Rice|Rice]] plant, state title, year of emission
|- 
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coin TL 10cent.PNG|175px]]
|10 centavos
|20.75&nbsp;mm
|5.2 g
|Fighting rooster, state title, year of emission
|- 
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coin TL 25cent.PNG|175px]]
|25 centavos
|21.25&nbsp;mm
|rowspan="2"| [[Chemistry:Nickel silver|Nickel-brass]] 
|5.85 g
|Traditional fishing boat (''beiro''), state title, year of emission
|- 
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coins 50 Cent Timor-Leste.png|150px]]
|50 centavos
|25&nbsp;mm
|6.5 g
|Coffee beans, state title, year of emission
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Coins 100 Cent Timor-Leste.png|150px]]
|100 centavos
|23.75&nbsp;mm
|Nickel-brass ring with a [[Chemistry:Cupronickel|cupronickel]] center plug
|7.25 g
|Boaventura de Manufahi; state title, year of emission
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[File:200centavostl.jpg|150px]]
|200 centavos
|25.5&nbsp;mm
|[[Chemistry:Cupronickel|Cupronickel]] ring with a [[Chemistry:Brass|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

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090930021642/http://www.bancocentral.tl/en/main.asp Banking and Payments Authority of Timor-leste]


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