Ever since Argentina won the cup by defeating France in the Qatar World Cup, news of captain Lionel Messi has flooded the media and social media. During this period, there were many campaigns, both real and fake.
One of them was the news that Argentina is launching a 1000 peso coin in Messi’s name. El Financiero, a financial newspaper, reported that Argentina’s central bank had suggested it. With this, a model of the currency with images of Messi and the Argentina team has been widely circulated on social media.
However, the paper also reported that some members of Argentina’s central bank suggested it as a joke. At the same time, some administrators also felt that issuing such banknotes would create a collecting interest in people. If Argentina were to seriously consider issuing a currency, it would be the first sports-related currency in the country’s history. The special coins were issued in 1978 when Argentina won the World Cup for the first time.
