The pig piggy bank is so special in some countries that there are (a few) stamps with their image.
About the significance of the stamp IMPORT, a Swedish seller gave me a clue .... the rest is history.
Why a Swedish piggy bank is red, I wondered. It has to do with a horse and a peculiar paint....
Why camouflage a Japanese piggy bank as Swedish? Is it a matter of smart tradesmen ship.......?
End of May 2017 we joint the EMBC Congres in Xanten. EMBC: society of (piggy) bank collectors. And scored 3 piggy banks....
A symbol for saving is Thrifty: the wise pig. Made of cast iron. Read it's provenance......