Colony of Timor (1642-1951), Province of Timor (1951-1975)
Portuguese Colony (1642-1951), Overseas Province of the Portuguese Empire (1951-1975)
Location: Timor Island
Capital City: Lifau (1642-1769), Dili (1769-1975)
Government type: Portuguese Territory
Main languages: Portuguese, Malay, Tetum
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1556: Portugal first establishes a presence in the Lesser Sunda Islands at Solor
1642: Portuguese control of Timor established
1661: Timor partitioned with the Dutch, Portugal keeping the east
1665-1844: Timor subordinated to Portuguese India
1941-1942: Dutch/Australian Occupation
1942-1945: Occupied by Japan
1951: Designated an Overseas Province
1975: Unilateral declaration of independence. Due to subsequent invasion by Indonesia, Portugal is recognized as de jure sovereign over East Timor until 2002
Currency
Pataca (1894-1959)
1 Pataca = 100 Avos
Escudo (1958-1976)
1 Escudo = 100 Centavos
Coins from Portuguese Timor in the collection
•1 Escudo, 1958 (nickel brass, Lisbon mint, KM#13)
Banknotes from Portuguese Timor in the collection
•20 Escudo, 1967 (P#26)