The name of piggy bank is applied to those objects of different material and shape whose main objective is to serve as a receptacle to store or keep a certain amount of money or savings protected. Piggy banks generally hold a small amount of money made up mostly of low-value coins or bills. Piggy banks are one of the most precious objects for children since they are made especially so that they can appreciate the importance of caring for and value the savings given by parents.
While currently piggy banks can have different shapes, sizes and styles, in most cases they have the shape of small pigs on whose back there is a slot where you can insert the coins or bills to save. As these receptacles are only open for that slot through which money can be inserted but not removed, the grace of the piggy bank is that to recover the savings it must be destroyed. In this way, only when you know what to do with the money, and when you have a significant amount of it, you proceed to break the piggy bank since it will not be able to be put back together once the money has been removed.
Piggy banks are specially designed for children and adolescents who receive a monthly payment or a small amount of money. Thus, parents teach them the importance of saving and saving money in order to use it in the future when it is more abundant, the fruit of effort and patience.
Piggy banks are usually made of ceramic so they are quite delicate. However, nowadays they can also be found in tin, plastic and other materials. In the case of traditional porcelain pig designs and models, the piggy bank itself can often become a collector's item.
