Handcrafted Antique Cylinder Pattern Embosed Cylendrical Shaped Wooden Coin Saving Box - Piggy Bank - Money Bank - Gifts for Kids Girls Boys & Adults. Money box is the traditional name of a coin container; usually used by children. The general use of money box is to store loose change in a quaint decorative manner. Modern money banks are not limited to the likeness of pigs and may come in a range of quality shapes sizes and colors