Piggy bank - Wikipedia

Piggy bank is the traditional name of a coin container normally used by children. The piggy bank is known to collectors as a "still bank" as opposed to the ... Piggybank FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Noveltycontainerusedforholdingcoinmoney Thisarticleisabouttheitemtraditionallyusedtostoremoney.Forthesongby50Cent,seePiggyBank(song). "Moneybox"redirectshere.ForthefinanceprogrammeonBBCRadio4,seeMoneyBox(radio). Apiggybank,circa1970. EarthenpotsusedinNepalaspiggybanks. Piggybank(sometimespennybankormoneybox)isthetraditionalnameofacoincontainernormallyusedbychildren.Thepiggybankisknowntocollectorsasa"stillbank"asopposedtothe"mechanicalbanks"popularintheearly20thcentury.Theseitemsarealsooftenusedbycompaniesforpromotionalpurposes.Theuseofthename'piggybank'gaverisetoitswidelyrecognized'pig'shape,andmanyfinancialservicecompaniesusepiggybanksaslogosfortheirsavingsproducts. Piggybanksareusuallymadeofceramicorporcelain.[1]Theyaregenerallypaintedandserveasapedagogicaldevicetoteachtherudimentsofthriftandsavingstochildren;moneycanbeeasilyinserted.Manypiggybankshavearubberpluglocatedontheunderside;othersaremadeofvinylandhavearemovablenoseforeasycoinaccess.Someincorporateelectronicsystemswhichcalculatetheamountofmoneydeposited.[2]Somepiggybanksdonothaveanopeningbesidestheslotforinsertingcoins,whichwillleadtosmashingthepiggybankwithahammerorbyothermeans,toobtainthemoneywithin. Contents 1Origins 1.1Pig-shapedmoneybox 2Uses 3Piggybanksinpopularculture 4Seealso 5Imagegallery 6Notes 7References 8Externallinks Origins[edit] AnancientgreekmoneyboxfromPriene,2ndcenturyBC. TheoldestWesternfindofamoneyboxdatesfrom2ndcenturyBCGreekcolonyPriene,AsiaMinor,andfeaturestheshapeofaminiatureGreektemplewithaslitinthepediment.MoneyboxesofvariousformswerealsoexcavatedinPompeiiandHerculaneum,andappearquitefrequentlyonlateancientprovincialsites,particularlyinRomanBritainandalongtheRhine.[3] Pig-shapedmoneybox[edit] Majapahitterracottapiggybank,14th/15thcenturyTrowulan,EastJava.(CollectionofNationalMuseumofIndonesia,Jakarta) Theearliestknownpig-shapedmoneycontainersdatetothe12thcenturyontheislandofJava.TheJavanesetermcèlèngan(literally"likenessofawildboar",[n1]butusedtomeanboth"savings"and"piggybank")isalsointhemodernIndonesianlanguage.Alargenumberofboar-shapedpiggybankswerediscoveredatthelargearchaeologicalsitesurroundingTrowulan,avillageintheIndonesianprovinceofEastJavaandpossiblesiteofthecapitaloftheMajapahitEmpire.[4] ThereareanumberoffolketymologiesregardingtheEnglishlanguageterm"piggybank,"butinfact,thereisnoclearoriginforthephrase,whichdatesonlytothe1940s.ItisbelievedthatthepopularityoftheWesternpiggybanksoriginatesinGermany,wherepigswerereveredassymbolsofgoodfortune.[5]TheoldestGermanpiggybankdatestothe13thcenturyandwasrecoveredduringconstructionworkinThuringia.[6]Theearliestknownuseof"pigbank"inEnglishisthe1903bookAnAmericanGirlinMexico,whichdescribesthemasaMexicansouvenir.[7][8]InMexico,piggybanksarecalledalcancía,atermoriginatingfromAndalusianArabic. Uses[edit] Thegeneraluseofpiggybanksistostoreloosechangeinaquaint,decorativemanner.Modernpiggybanksarenotlimitedtothelikenessofpigs,andmaycomeinarangeofshapes,sizesandcolors.Theyaremostcommonlyusedbytemplesandchurchesbecausetheyarelockedmoneyboxeswithanarrowopeningtodropcashorcoins.Theboxisopenedviaaplugunderneathitatregularintervals,whenthecollectedmoneyiscountedandrecorded. Piggybanksinpopularculture[edit] Rachel,theunofficialmascotofPikePlaceMarketinSeattle,Washington,isabronzecastpiggybankthatweighsnearly600pounds(270 kg),locatedatthecornerofPikePlaceunderthe"PublicMarketCenter"sign.RachelwasdesignedbylocalartistGeorgiaGerber. TheDisney/PixaranimatedfranchiseToyStoryfeatureacharacternamedHamm,awisecracking,animatedpiggybankvoicedbyJohnRatzenberger. ThePriceIsRightpricinggameAnyNumberusesapiggybankicontorepresentthegame'sconsolationprize,thatamountindollarsandcents. Let'sMakeaDealhasagame,"SmashforCash",inwhichacontestantasksannouncerJonathanMagnumtosmashpiggybanks.Acontestantwhoearnsenoughcash($1,$2,orZonksineachpiggybank)canwinacashbonusof$20,000,butcannotfindbothZonks.IntheversionhostedbyMontyHall,oneofthethreedoorsintheday'sBigDealsometimeshid"Monty'sPiggyBank",whichcontainedacashaward. TheKoreandramaSquidGamestoredprizemoneyinalargepiggybank,suspendedabovetheplayers'livingareaformostoftheshow.Thepiggybankcanalsobeseeninmuchofthekeyandpromotionalartfortheseries. Seealso[edit] Moneyportal Banksportal Maneki-neko Tudormoneybox Imagegallery[edit] Romanvase-shapedmoneybox(2nd/3rdcenturyAD).Ancientmoneyboxesappearinthearchaeologicalrecordinawidevarietyofshapes.[3] MoneyboxfromtheSouthernSongdynasty(1127–1279). Brokenmoneyboxinredearthenware(between1250and1350),archaeologicalfindfromBruges. Tudormoneyboxfromthe16thcentury,England. Notes[edit] ^Acèlèngisawildboar,withthe"an"affixusedtodenotealikeness References[edit] ^Schroy,Ellen(2011).Warman'sAmericana&Collectibles.KrausePublications.p. 367.ISBN 978-1440228223. ^"DigiBankPiggyandPandaBanksLearntoCount".Gizmodo.Retrieved2008-11-09. ^abHurschmann,Rolf(Hamburg):"Moneyboxes",HubertCancikandHelmuthSchneider(ed.):NewPauly,Brill,2009 ^SupratiknoRahardjo."TradisiMenabungdalamMasyarakatMajapahit:TelaahPendahuluanterhadapCelengandiTrowulan".InMonumen:KaryaPersembahanUntukProf.Dr.R.Soekmono.Depok:FakultasSastraUniversitasIndonesia,1990.pp.203-217. ^"Twistedtale:Thegreatpiggybankmystery".BBCStoryworks ^"Geröntgt:MittelalterlichesSparschweinistleer".Welt.30October2013. ^AnAmericanGirlinMexico ^"Piggy|OriginandmeaningofpiggybyOnlineEtymologyDictionary". 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