Joke or real? Central Bank of Argentina propose putting Messi on their currency notes. And ‘La Scaloneta” on the back
The news of Leo Messi on the currency notes of Argentina is going viral with most newsreports quoting the financial newspaper El Financiero. “Capturing Lionel Messi’s face on the thousand-peso bill , since it is important for officials that the figure begins with a ’10’,” reported the newspaper.
There is a report on their newspaper about the alleged plan but they say it was “jokingly proposed”. Nevertheless, it was proposed by the officials of the Central Bank of Argentina, their version of RBI.
The newspaper reports that they authorities had discussed the option before the world cup final itself.
“And before you think otherwise, this option was ‘jokingly’ proposed by members of the Argentine Central Bank, although the most enthusiastic directors, such as Lisandro Cleri, a fervent sup...