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Currency of Timor-Leste: US Dollar

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US Dollar
ISO USD · TIMOR-LESTE
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$
US Dollar
ISO codeUSD
Symbol$
Monetary authorityFederal Reserve System
USD
ISO 4217 code
Currency identifier
1
Currencies with an official role
Foreign Legal Tender
$
Currency symbol
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Time-sensitive
Exchange-rate context
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CurrencyUS Dollar
ISO codeUSD
Largest note$100
Largest coin$1
Current note seriesCurrent-design Federal Reserve notes

Who Issues Timor-Leste's Money

The US Dollar (USD) has an official role in Timor-Leste even though the issuing authority sits outside the country. Two useful identifiers are the symbol $ and ISO numeric code 840. The country also issues locally distinctive supplementary coins within that broader currency system.

For Timor-Leste, the underlying US Dollar comes from the external monetary system associated with Federal Reserve System. Timor-Leste uses that currency as legal tender without creating a separate national series of USD banknotes.

Currency architectureForeign Legal Tender
Primary currencyUS Dollar (USD)
Monetary authorityFederal Reserve System
National central bankCentral Bank of Timor-Leste
ModifiersLocal Supplementary Coins

Exchange Rate for USD

For Timor-Leste, interpret the US Dollar (USD) reference rate together with its observation date, the same currency pair can produce a different customer outcome once a bank, card network or money-transfer provider applies its own pricing. The page uses Federal Reserve System for the institutional currency context.

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Banknotes and Coins

Banknotes

Timor-Leste uses standard US Federal Reserve notes. The Federal Reserve Board currently issues $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations.

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$10US FEDERAL RESERVE
$20US FEDERAL RESERVE
$50US FEDERAL RESERVE
$100US FEDERAL RESERVE

Timorese centavo coins

Banco Central de Timor-Leste issues local centavo coins for circulation alongside the US dollar. One hundred Timorese centavos have the same value as one US dollar.

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Timor-Leste supplementary coinage

Frequently Asked Questions

What currency is used in Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste uses the US Dollar (USD) as legal tender even though that currency is issued outside its own monetary system.

Who manages the currency system in Timor-Leste?

Federal Reserve System is the main monetary authority identified for Timor-Leste.

Are the exchange rates for Timor-Leste real-time?

No. For Timor-Leste, the USD converter requests the latest available reference observation from the supported reference source when the pair is available. The result carries its observation date, so a reader should not treat the Timor-Leste figure as a tick-by-tick tradable price or a guaranteed transaction rate.

Data note: Figures marked with * are sourced from external institutions or data providers and may change after publication. Exchange rates, payment statistics and other time-sensitive figures are provided for general reference and may not reflect current market, bank, card-network or transaction rates. DigifyWorld aims to use reliable sources and keep information current, but cannot guarantee that all data is complete, real-time or 100% accurate. Check the cited source or relevant monetary authority when making financial decisions.

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Sources & methodology

For Timor-Leste, institutional currency facts are checked against Federal Reserve System or the applicable monetary-system authority. The USD identity follows ISO 4217, and the exchange-arrangement classification for Timor-Leste is cross-checked against the IMF framework. A dynamic USD observation for Timor-Leste, when available, is kept separate from those institutional facts and shows its own date and provider.

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Exchange-rate note: the USD converter for Timor-Leste requests a supported reference-rate source and displays the observation date. If no supported observation is available, the converter shows that a reference rate is unavailable instead of estimating one.