![TIL Pig banks come from pygg jars, which were made from an orange colored pygg clay during the Middle Ages to store money : r/todayilearned TIL Pig banks come from pygg jars, which were made from an orange colored pygg clay during the Middle Ages to store money : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/IPBar332cuaeqvPrWz1oq4agaCnAVp9AfXsnTUyJvk0.jpg?auto=webp&s=0d7a7686382c06604005561da00db87c796cff15)
TIL Pig banks come from pygg jars, which were made from an orange colored pygg clay during the Middle Ages to store money : r/todayilearned
SVC Bank - In the Middle Ages, people saved money in kitchen jars and dishes made out of an inexpensive orange clay called “pygg”. By the 19th century, potters made pig-shaped containers
![The term 'piggy bank' is used to describe a coin container in the shape of an animal. But why is it called a piggy bank? - Quora The term 'piggy bank' is used to describe a coin container in the shape of an animal. But why is it called a piggy bank? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-90a205b3978993dce716b8077cb5b13e.webp)
The term 'piggy bank' is used to describe a coin container in the shape of an animal. But why is it called a piggy bank? - Quora
![Roman Piggy Bank - Must break to open | Handmade in Spain | No opening in the bottom | 100% made of clay | Ceramic mud clay | Vintage old Roman Piggy Bank - Must break to open | Handmade in Spain | No opening in the bottom | 100% made of clay | Ceramic mud clay | Vintage old](https://i.etsystatic.com/16827425/r/il/ac20bd/4113674429/il_340x270.4113674429_65q3.jpg)