It was also a denomination that formed part of the currency system of Demerara-Essequibo (later British Guiana, now Guyana). In the British colonies, a stiver had a value of twopence. The currency was also mentioned in the famous poem by Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin: "With you, don't think I'll bate [debate concerning] a stiver! And folks who put me in a passion may find me pipe after another fashion." Austria The name Stüber was also considered for a coin that would have been a sub-division of the Austrian Schilling introduced in 1924; In the end, however, the name Groschen was chosen. Literature Heinz Fengler, Gerhard Gierow, Willy Unger: Numismatik. Berlin 1988. Helmut Kahnt: Das große Münzlexikon von A bis Z. Regenstauf 2005. Hans Spaeth: Der Münzfund von Kirchhellen. Ein Beitrag zur Systematik des Emmericher Stüber. Kreß & Hornung, Munich, 1941. See also 5 Cent WWII (Dutch coin) 5 Cent 1948 (Dutch coin) External links Obverses and reverses of Dutch coins References Coins of the Netherlands Five-cent coins Dutch words and phrases History of Guyana Currencies of Sri Lanka Currencies of Guyana