The face of soccer star Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to the World Cup victory, may be engraved on currency, and it is drawing attention.
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Reports have emerged that Argentina's central bank is considering putting Messi's face on its currency.
Considering that Messi's shirt number is 10, they are reviewing plans to engrave it on 1,000 pesos starting with '10'.
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The Argentine 1,000 pesos is the largest banknote in circulation and features the red fire pit bird, now the national bird.
A sports media outlet even released a preliminary design for Messi's currency.
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Of course, it is yet to be seen if this plan will materialize.
Originally, this idea was only a joke proposal from within the Argentine Central Bank, but the atmosphere changed as several high-ranking officials suggested that it could provide comfort to the people suffering from chronic economic difficulties and would also have the effect of arousing the people's desire to collect money. It is said to have changed.
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Netizens said, "Messi, who gave joy to all the people, deserves to be on the bill!"
"Given the number of Messi fans worldwide, that's a great idea. I want one too!"
and so on.
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