Manufactured in the U.S.A. using high quality gypsum cement and painted with nontoxic paint. The designs have been handmade by artisans since 1984  and their superb quality is unsurpassed.  This beautifully detailed bank has  a rubber stopper in the bottom and glass eyes that make them  look so real.  The large  Hippo Coin Bank measures   10 1/2" tall and fit quarter coins.