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Piggy bank (sometimes penny bank or money box) 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 "mechanical banks" popular in the early 20th century. These items are also often used by companies for promotional purposes. The use of the name 'piggy bank' gave rise to its widely recognized 'pig' shape,[citation needed] and many financial service companies use piggy banks as logos for their savings products.
Piggy banks are usually made of ceramic or porcelain.[1] They are generally painted and serve as a pedagogical device to teach the rudiments of thrift and saving to children; money can be easily inserted. Many piggy banks have a rubber plug located on the underside; others are made of vinyl and have a removable nose for easy coin access. Some incorporate electronic systems which calculate the amount of money deposited.[2] Some piggy banks do not have an opening besides the slot for inserting coins, which will lead to smashing the piggy bank with a hammer or by other means, to obtain the money within.[3]
The earliest known pig-shaped money containers date to the 12th century on the island of Java. The Javanese term cèlèngan (ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁꦔꦤ꧀; literally "likeness of a wild boar",[n 1] but used to mean both "savings" and "piggy bank") is also in the modern Indonesian language.
A large number of boar-shaped piggy banks were discovered at the large archaeological site surrounding Trowulan, a village in the Indonesian province of East Java and possible site of the capital of the Majapahit Empire.[5]
There are a number of folk etymologies regarding the English language term "piggy bank," but in fact, there is no clear origin for the phrase. The earliest citation in the OED is from 1913,[6] and from 1902 for the variant "pig bank".[7] It is believed[by whom?] that the popularity of the Western piggy banks originates in Germany, where pigs were revered as symbols of good fortune.[8] The oldest German piggy bank dates to the 13th century and was recovered during construction work in Thuringia.[9] The earliest known use of "pig bank" in English is the 1903 book An American Girl in Mexico, which describes them as a Mexican souvenir.[10][11] In Mexico, piggy banks are called alcancía, a term originating from Andalusian Arabic.
Uses
The general use of piggy banks is to store loose change in a quaint, decorative manner. Modern piggy banks are not limited to the likeness of pigs, and may come in a range of shapes, sizes and colors. They are most commonly used by temples and churches because they are locked money boxes with a narrow opening to drop cash or coins. The box is opened via a plug underneath it at regular intervals, when the collected money is counted and recorded.
^A cèlèng (ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ) is a wild boar, with the "an" affix used to denote a likeness
References
^Schroy, Ellen (2011). Warman's Americana & Collectibles. Krause Publications. p. 367. ISBN978-1440228223.
^"DigiBank Piggy and Panda Banks Learn to Count". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
^Sandy Donovan, Budgeting, p. 22, Lerner Publications, 2005 ISBN0822526654.
^ abHurschmann, Rolf (Hamburg): "Money boxes", Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider (ed.): New Pauly, Brill, 2009
^Supratikno Rahardjo. "Tradisi Menabung dalam Masyarakat Majapahit: Telaah Pendahuluan terhadap Celengan di Trowulan". In Monumen: Karya Persembahan Untuk Prof. Dr. R. Soekmono. Depok: Fakultas Sastra Universitas Indonesia, 1990. pp. 203-217.
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the underside others are made of vinyl and have a removable nose for easy coin access Some incorporate electronic systems which calculate the amount of money deposited 2 Some piggy banks do not have an opening besides the slot for inserting coins which will lead to smashing the piggy bank with a hammer or by other means to obtain the money within 3 Contents 1 Origins 1 1 Pig shaped money box 2 Uses 3 See also 4 Image gallery 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOrigins Edit An ancient greek money box from Priene 2nd century BC The oldest Western find of a money box dates from 2nd century BC Greek colony Priene Asia Minor and features the shape of a miniature Greek temple with a slit in the pediment Money boxes of various forms were also excavated in Pompeii and Herculaneum and appear quite frequently on late ancient provincial sites particularly in Roman Britain and along the Rhine 4 Pig shaped money box Edit Majapahit terracotta piggy bank 14th 15th century Trowulan East Java Collection of National Museum of Indonesia Jakarta The earliest known pig shaped money containers date to the 12th century on the island of Java The Javanese term celengan ꦕ ꦭ ꦔꦤ literally likeness of a wild boar n 1 but used to mean both savings and piggy bank is also in the modern Indonesian language A large number of boar shaped piggy banks were discovered at the large archaeological site surrounding Trowulan a village in the Indonesian province of East Java and possible site of the capital of the Majapahit Empire 5 There are a number of folk etymologies regarding the English language term piggy bank but in fact there is no clear origin for the phrase The earliest citation in the OED is from 1913 6 and from 1902 for the variant pig bank 7 It is believed by whom that the popularity of the Western piggy banks originates in Germany where pigs were revered as symbols of good fortune 8 The oldest German piggy bank dates to the 13th century and was recovered during construction work in Thuringia 9 The earliest known use of pig bank in English is the 1903 book An American Girl in Mexico which describes them as a Mexican souvenir 10 11 In Mexico piggy banks are called alcancia a term originating from Andalusian Arabic Uses EditThe general use of piggy banks is to store loose change in a quaint decorative manner Modern piggy banks are not limited to the likeness of pigs and may come in a range of shapes sizes and colors They are most commonly used by temples and churches because they are locked money boxes with a narrow opening to drop cash or coins The box is opened via a plug underneath it at regular intervals when the collected money is counted and recorded See also Edit Money portal Banks portalManeki neko Tudor money boxImage gallery Edit Roman vase shaped money box 2nd 3rd century AD Ancient money boxes appear in the archaeological record in a wide variety of shapes 4 Money box from the Southern Song dynasty 1127 1279 Broken money box in red earthenware between 1250 and 1350 archaeological find from Bruges Tudor money box from the 16th century England Notes Edit A celeng ꦕ ꦭ is a wild boar with the an affix used to denote a likenessReferences Edit Schroy Ellen 2011 Warman s Americana amp Collectibles Krause Publications p 367 ISBN 978 1440228223 DigiBank Piggy and Panda Banks Learn to Count Gizmodo Retrieved 2008 11 09 Sandy Donovan Budgeting p 22 Lerner Publications 2005 ISBN 0822526654 a b Hurschmann Rolf Hamburg Money boxes Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider ed New Pauly Brill 2009 Supratikno Rahardjo Tradisi Menabung dalam Masyarakat Majapahit Telaah Pendahuluan terhadap Celengan di Trowulan In Monumen Karya Persembahan Untuk Prof Dr R Soekmono Depok Fakultas Sastra Universitas Indonesia 1990 pp 203 217 piggy bank Oxford English Dictionary Online ed Oxford University Press Subscription or participating institution membership required pig bank Oxford English Dictionary Online ed Oxford University Press Subscription or participating institution membership required Twisted tale The great piggy bank mystery BBC Storyworks Gerontgt Mittelalterliches Sparschwein ist leer Welt 30 October 2013 Elizabeth Visere McGary 1903 An American Girl in Mexico p 48 Piggy Origin and meaning of piggy by Online Etymology Dictionary External links Edit Media related to Piggybanks at Wikimedia Commons What s the origin of the piggy bank from The Straight Dope Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piggy bank amp oldid 1136592645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
