I didn’t have a piggy bank as such as a child. I had a postbox. Wish I still had! Could it be because pigs tend to be big bodied so have room for lots of coins?
I have had to use Prof Google SD, I couldn't stand the not knowing
I have copied and pasted this from Wikipedia
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, which dates only to the 1940s. 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.[6] The oldest German piggy bank dates to the 13th century and was recovered during construction work in Thuringia.[7] 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.[8][9] In Mexico, piggy banks are called alcancía, a term originating from Andalusian Arabic.
I have had to use Prof Google SD, I couldn't stand the not knowing
I have copied and pasted this from Wikipedia
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, which dates only to the 1940s. 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.[6] The oldest German piggy bank dates to the 13th century and was recovered during construction work in Thuringia.[7] 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.[8][9] In Mexico, piggy banks are called alcancía, a term originating from Andalusian Arabic.
See....that'll teach you to be inquisitive
Gee whizzy Cj ! you're right there.
Who'd of thought a little fat pig could warrant such an illustrious historical background