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. Gallery Architecture Currency Stamps See also History of East Timor List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor Armorial of Portuguese colonies Notes References and further reading Boxer, C. R. "Portuguese Timor: A Rough Island Story, 1515-1960." History Today (May 1960) 19#5) pp 349-355. Indonesia. Department of Foreign Affairs. Decolonization in East Timor. Jakarta: Department of Information, Republic of Indonesia, 1977. . External links Geoffrey C. Gunn, Timor Loro Sae: 500 years (Macau: Livros do Oriente, 1999). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TM1KZFZ Lords of the Land, Lords of the Sea; Conflict and Adaptation in Early Colonial Timor, 1600–1800 – KITLV Press 2012. Open Access History of East Timor Former colonies in Asia Former colonies in Southeast Asia Former countries in Southeast Asia Timor, Portuguese Portuguese colonisation in Asia Maritime Southeast Asia History of Indonesia History of Timor States and territories established in 1702 States and territories disestablished in 1975 P 1975 in East Timor . 1700s establishments in Portuguese Timor 1970s disestablishments in Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor Portuguese Timor 1702 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 1975 disestablishments in the Portuguese Empire 1700s establishments in Southeast Asia 1975 disestablishments in Southeast Asia 1970s disestablishments in East Timor Indonesia–Portugal relations East Timor–Indonesia relations East Timor–Portugal relations