The Argentine Central Bank Considers Capturing Messi’s Face On The Thousand-peso Bill.

The Argentine Central Bank considers capturing Lionel Messi’s face on the thousand-peso bill of Argentina.

“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 supporter of Boca Juniors , and Eduardo Hecker, a follower of Independiente , agreed on that a banknote with this design would awaken the collecting spirit of Argentines,” El Financiero reported.

It is important for officials that the figure begins with a ’10’, because this number begins with "10" is Messi's jersey number in the Argentine team.

The plan was to have Messi’s face on the thousand-peso bill and have ‘La Scaloneta” in the back, the nickname given to the coach Leo Scaloni.

“As background, the BCRA issued commemorative coins when Argentina won its first World Cup in 1978, as well as during the celebrations for the Bicentennial and for the 50th anniversary of the death of Eva Perón.”