Ever since Argentina won the Cup by defeating France in the Qatar World Cup, news regarding captain Lionel Messi has been flooding the media and social media. During this time, there were many campaigns, both true and false.
One of these was the news that Argentina is launching a 1000 peso currency in Messi’s name. El Financiero, a financial newspaper, reported that the Argentine Central Bank had suggested this. With this, a model of the currency featuring the images of Messi and the Argentina team was widely circulated on social media.
However, the newspaper also reported that some members of the Argentine Central Bank suggested this as a joke. At the same time, some directors also opined that the issue of such notes would create an interest in people to collect. If Argentina were to seriously consider issuing a currency, it would be the first sports-related currency in the country’s history. Special coins were issued in 1978 when Argentina won the World Cup for the first time.