50 Centavos

1970 year


Bronze	4 g	20 mm

Description

Issuer	Timor-Leste › Portuguese Timor (1910-1975)
Period	Overseas province of Portugal (1951-1974)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1970
Value	50 Centavos (0.50&nbspTPE)
Currency	Escudo (1958-1976)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	4 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.73 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#9245
Rarity index	12%

Reverse

Value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 CENTAVOS
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA

Translation: Portuguese Republic

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Coat of Arms of Portuguese Timor:- the territory being represented by the Dominican Cross which is on the right side of the Central shield. The wavy lines represents that Timor is an overseas province of Portugal. Portugal itself is represented on the Coat of Arms by five escutcheons forming a cross (five dots within each of the five squares).

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 50 Centavos 1970 coin from Timor-Leste is that it features a unique design that reflects the country's history and culture. The obverse side of the coin depicts a traditional Timorese boat, while the reverse side features a stylized image of a coffee tree, which was a major export crop for the country during the time period. The coin's design was created by the Portuguese artist, José Joaquim Teixeira Ribeiro, who was commissioned by the government of Timor-Leste to design the coinage during the country's transition to independence in the early 1970s.