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As the author of these books it has been very rewarding to read so many reviews that mention these books have an appeal that goes way beyond the Paper Money Collector.  Quoting the IBNS review show below, "All in all, the trio of volumes serves as interesting "coffee table" fodder that is of interest not only to banknote collectors but also their guests, including those interested in religious themes, or perhaps as a gift." 

Fellow Authors, Amazon, Ebay and the scholarly IBNS reviews have been shown below.  

The IBNS is a much longer and detailed review.   One of their "criticisms"  of Vol-1 was that the book only provided  "Pick Numbers" for a few of the notes.  This approach was taken because the focus of this book was not a deep study of numismatics.   Instead, this book is for the casual reader that would enjoy the imagery and stories associated with paper money.

These books do have the challenging historic images and history.  Since I self publishing these book I was free to show unrestricted images and history that for the most part comes directly from the Encyclopedia Britannica. The author fills is is beneficial to know about this history.

"Paper money from all around the world tells many fascinating stories and some currency even holds subliminal messages. Currency can range from anti-semitic, humor, liberation, emergency, travel and other forms of visual art that can take the bearer on a journey of adventure and or deceit enabling their imagination to wonder.

You don’t have to be a collector of Paper Money to appreciate all the hard work that has gone into these two volumes. The author Jeffrey Jerome Wing takes your mind on a trip of a life time exploring the worlds most fascinating art form in these two well written and illustrated volumes. A must for schools, travelers, collectors or just recreational reader."

Not only does Paper Money Messages have interesting facts on the history of money, great images of all the notes, but also interesting statistics throughout the book. The book is an easy read and a great gift for any history or world economics lover.

 PAPER MONEY MESSAGES  A PICTORIAL PERSPECTIVE - VOLUME 2 and 3 

(Original Article)

By Jeffrey Jerome Wing. Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Platform. 2018 and 2019. Softcover. Color throughout. 242 and 246 pages. English language. ISBN 978-1981161362 and 978-1530337798. USD 49.99 (EUR 44.06) each. 

Reviewed by Sev Onyshkevych (10165- R).   

Volume 1 of this series of books was reviewed in Journal issue 60-1. The present review adds the subsequent volumes of this interesting and unique trio. 

Volume 2 is subtitled "100th Anniversary of Notgeld" and while there has been earlier emergency money in Germany, Austria and throughout the world, the book focuses on the post-WWI Notgeld boom in Germany and Austria, which indeed began roughly 100 years ago. At the time, banknote collecting was not very well established, nor were banknotes more than crudely catalogued, but with the proliferation of German Notgeld, particularly the colorful Serienscheine, collecting became a rage in Germany, with catalogs, albums, colorful envelopes, marketing material, and more for what was perhaps the first

wide-scale "numismatic product" in the field of banknotes. Some items even ridicule the Notgeld-collecting mania. 

This volume is replete with story-telling like volume 1 was, but brings along more depth and organization. The focus is thematic and very much on the design rather than the economic or numismatic aspects, complete with stories detailing the history of the imagery, as well as the historical context. 

The major sections are the basics of Germanic Notgeld, legends and political themes on Notgeld, otherworldly creatures and superstitions, and antisemitism. This fourth section is morbidly foreboding, as these notes antedate the Third Reich by over a decade. 

Volume 3 is entitled "Christianity" but could be expanded to "Imagery of the World's Religions on Banknotes, with a focus on Christianity." The book covers the background and coverage of the major world religions on banknotes, the spread of Christianity in Europe, Christian colonization (particularly of the Americas), and stories of individual missionaries.

This volume also focuses on the images on banknotes and the storytelling behind the images, rather than on the numismatic aspects. More than half of the banknotes imaged are made for collectors, including many Serienscheine Notgeld, as well as fantasies such as O Euro notes.

All in all, the trio of volumes serves as interesting "coffee table" fodder that is of interest not only to banknote collectors but also their guests, including those interested in religious themes, or perhaps as a gift. 

The various Paper Money Messages volumes are available directly from the author at www.papermoneymessages. com, and also via Amazon worldwide. 

NTERNATIONAL BANK NOTE SOCIETY JOURNAL 61.1 -52-53