Yorkshire Bank took place in the bank's heartland and many miners were customers, having been encouraged by the National Coal Board to have their pay mandated to a bank account. In 1990, the National Australia Bank Group acquired the bank from the consortium of owning banks which, after mergers and acquisitions, were the National Westminster Bank, (holders of 40%), Barclays Bank (32%), Lloyds Bank (20%), and Royal Bank of Scotland (8%). The price paid was £1 billion and the bank joined National Australia Bank's other European businesses, Clydesdale Bank (Scotland) and Northern Bank (which operated in both jurisdictions in Ireland). In May
Piggy bank plug underneath it at regular intervals, when the collected money is counted and recorded. "Rachel", the unofficial mascot of Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, is a bronze cast piggy bank that weighs nearly , located at the corner of Pike Place under the "Public Market Center" sign. "Rachel" was designed by local artist Georgia Gerber. The Disney/Pixar movies "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 3" feature a character named Hamm, a wisecracking, animated piggy bank voiced by John Ratzenberger. "The Price Is Right" pricing game Any Number uses a piggy bank icon to represent the game's consolation