The centavo (Spanish and Portuguese ´one hundredth´) is a fractional monetary unit that represents one hundredth of a basic monetary unit in many countries around the ...
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world. The term comes from Latin centum, (´one hundred´), with the added suffix -avo (´portion´).
Coins of various denominations of centavos have been made from copper, stainless steel, aluminum-bronze, and silver.
