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NameSavings bank money box
ProductionANZ Bank; commissioner; circa 1965; New Zealand
Plastic Products; manufacturer(s); circa 1965; New Zealand
Plastic Products; manufacturer(s); circa 1965; New Zealand
Classificationpiggy banks
Materialsplastic, ink
DimensionsOverall: 65mm (width), 98mm (height), 57mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH024776
Credit lineGift of Ted Piner, 2016
Overview
This plastic money box was made by the Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd. (ANZ) soon after New Zealand trading banks gained governmental approval in October 1964 to each have their own private savings banks.
Money boxes like this example were given to customers, often children, to encourage saving. This one is in the shape of an owl which symbolised wisdom, status, intelligence and wealth in the Greco-Roman worlds.