Complex sentence: The first Timorese currency was the Portuguese Timor pataca (introduced 1894), and after 1959 the Portuguese Timor escudo, linked to the Portuguese escudo, was used.
Split into simpler sentences: The first Timorese currency was the Portuguese Timor pataca, introduced in 1894. From 1959, the Portuguese Timor escudo-linked to the Portuguese escudo-was used.