The term Heiermann was used colloquially in some areas of Germany for the 5 Mark piece, nowadays also rarely for the 5 Euro banknote. The word probably originated at the beginning of the 20th century in the North German language area, but according to anecdotal information it spread at least as far as the Rhineland.[1]
Occasionally (in Krefeld) the 50 Pfennig piece is said to have been described as a Heiermännchen ("little Heiermann").[1]
- ^ a b Peter Honnen, Martin Schott (Krefeld), Harald Einig (Ochtendeung) (May 2007 at the latest): Heiermann. Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Rheinisches MitmachWörterbuch (accessed 25 July 2010)