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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 ...
East Timor Central Bank Banco Central de Timor-Leste / Banku Sentrál Timor-Leste; Headquarters: Avenida Xavier do Amaral No. 9, Dili, East Timor: Established: 13 September 2011: Ownership: 100% state ownership [1] Governor: Abraão de Vasconcelos: Central bank of East Timor: Currency: East Timor centavo coins: Reserves: 430 million USD [1 ...
East Timor centavo coins; P. Portuguese Timorese escudo; Portuguese Timorese pataca; U. United States dollar This page was last edited on 1 April 2019, at 01:58 (UTC
East Timor, [a] also known as Timor-Leste, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by ...
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The economy of Timor-Leste is a low-income economy as ranked by the World Bank. [15] It is placed 140th on the Human Development Index , indicating a medium level of human development. [ 16 ] 20% of the population is unemployed , [ 1 ] and 52.9% live on less than $ 1.25 a day. [ 16 ]
The first Timorese currency was the Portuguese Timorese pataca, introduced in 1894. From 1959, the Portuguese Timorese escudo - linked to the Portuguese escudo - was used. In 1975, the currency ceased to exist as East Timor was annexed by Indonesia and began using the Indonesian rupiah.
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The pataca was a monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor between 1894 and 1958, except for the period 1942–1945, when the occupying Japanese forces introduced the Netherlands Indies gulden and the roepiah .