The piggy bank's origins trace back to medieval clay jars called 'pygg' — the pig shape came centuries later by happy accident. The physical act of dropping coins and hearing them clink created a ...

Chances are you had a piggy bank as a kid. You know, the kind with a coin slot on top and a cork on the bottom. Or maybe it was a plastic machine that sucked up dollar bills, ATM-style. Either way, ...

TOKYO >> Money boxes come in all shapes and sizes, but the pig is one of the most familiar shapes, as indicated by the fact that they are commonly referred to as piggy banks in English. Pig-shaped ...