4 Centavo, Portugal, 1917
Centavo ( Spanish) and port. centavo ) - a bargaining unit of a number of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, in all cases equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of the base currency. The name comes from the Latin centum , which means "one hundred."
Content
- 1 Modern currencies consisting of centavos
- 1.1 Centavo participates in circulation in the form of coins
- 1.2 Centavo - the monetary unit of account
- 2 Currencies formerly centavo
- 2.1 Currencies retired
- 2.2 Currencies that are still legal tender
- 2.3 Other cases
- 3 notes
Modern centavo currencies
Centavo participates in circulation in the form of coins
| State / Territory | Currency | Change unit | Denominations in circulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentine Peso | Spanish centavo | coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [1] |
| Bolivia | Boliviano | Spanish centavo | coins: 10, 20, 50 centavos [2] |
| Brazil | Brazilian real | port. centavo | coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos |
| East Timor | US Dollar [3] | port. centavo | coins : 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [4] |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan Quetzal | Spanish centavo | coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [5] |
| Honduras | Honduran Lempira | Spanish centavo | coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 centavos [6] |
| Cuba | Cuban Peso | Spanish centavo | coins: 1, 2, 5, 20 centavos [7] |
| Convertible Peso | Spanish centavo | coins: 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [8] | |
| Mexico | Mexican peso | Spanish centavo | coins: 5, 10, 20, 50 centavos [9] |
| Mozambique | Mozambique Metical | port. centavo | coins: 1, 5, 10, 50 centavos [10] |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Cordoba | Spanish centavo | coins: 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [11] |
| Ecuador | US Dollar [3] | Spanish centavo | coins : 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos [12] |
Centavo Counting Unit
| State / Territory | Currency | Change unit | Denominations in circulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Peso | Spanish centavo | absent [13] |
| Cape Verde | Escudo Cape Verde | port. centavo | absent [14] |
| Colombia | Colombian Peso | Spanish centavo | absent [15] |
| SADR | Sugar Peseta | Spanish centavo | are absent |
| Chile | Chilean peso | Spanish centavo | absent [16] |
Currencies Previously Centavo
Deprecated Currencies
- Argentinean Australian (1985-1991)
- Venezuelan Peso (1843-1874)
- Venezolano (1874-1879)
- Peso of Guinea-Bissau (1976-1997) - since 1997 Guinea-Bissau switched to CFA Franc BCEAO (= 100 santims )
- Costa Rican Peso (1850-1896) - denominations in the centavo since 1864, after the introduction of the decimal system
- Peruvian salt (1863-1985) - replaced in 1985 with inti (= 100 centimo ), then with a new salt (= 100 centimo)
- Portuguese escudo (1911-2002) - centavo coins were issued until 1979, in 2002 Portugal switched to the euro
- colonies of Portugal
- Angolan escudo (1914-1928 and 1958-1975)
- Angolar (1926-1958) - divided into 100 centavos or 20 makutas (1 makuta = 5 centavos)
- Guinean Escudo (1914-1973)
- Cape Verde Islands Escudo (1914-1975)
- Mozambique Escudo (1914-1975)
- Escudo of Portuguese India (1958-1961)
- Escudo Sao Tome and Principe (1914-1975)
- Timor-escudo (1959-1975)
- the currencies of the former colonies of Portugal as the currencies of independent states
- Angolan escudo (1975-1977) - replaced by kwanzaa (= 100 leva, later = 100 centimo )
- Guinean escudos (1973-1976) - replaced by Guinea-Bissau pesos
- Cape Verde Islands Escudo (1975-1977) - replaced by Cape Verde Escudo
- Mozambique Escudo (1975-1980) - replaced by a metical
- Escudo Sao Tome and Principe (1975-1977) - replaced by good
- colonies of Portugal
- Puerto Rican Peso (1812-1898)
- Puerto Rican dollar (1898-1913)
- Salvador Peso (1877-1919)
Currencies that are still legal tender
- El Salvador Colon (1919-2004) - replaced by the US dollar in 2004; Remains legal tender, but is gradually withdrawn from circulation [17]
Other cases
- Costa Rican Colon (1917-1920) - in other years was used sentimo , nowadays - only as a unit of account
- Philippine Peso (1958-1966) - Centimo was used in other years
Notes
- ↑ Banco Central de la República Argentina (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco central de Bolivia - Galería de monedas y billetes Archived March 5, 2011 to Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ 1 2 In Ecuador and East Timor, the US dollar is used as the monetary unit, but its own coins are nominated in centavos (see the articles “ Timor Centavo ” and “ Ecuador Centavo ”)
- ↑ Central Bank of Timor-Leste - Currency Archived on October 8, 2013. (eng.)
- ↑ Banco de Guatemala - Billetes y monedas de actual circulación (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco central de Honduras - Monedas de Actual Circulación (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco central de Cuba - Monedas del Peso Cubano Archived March 9, 2009 by Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco central de Cuba - Monedas del Peso Convertible Archived February 24, 2009 on Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco de México - Billetes y monedas de fabricación actual Archived August 15, 2011 to Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco de Moçambique - Notas e Moedas em Circulação (port)
- ↑ Banco Central de Nicaragua - Billetes y monedas en circulación Archived on September 24, 2010. (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco Central del Ecuador - El sucre (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco Central de la República Dominicana - Características de las monedas Archived May 7, 2006 on the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco de Cabo Verde - Coins
- ↑ Banco de la República Colombia - Billetes y monedas Archived on May 5, 2012. (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco Centrale de Chile - Monedas Archived on June 4, 2008. (Spanish)
- ↑ Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador - Billetes y Monedas (Spanish)