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The Argentine senator requested that the legendary Diego Maradona be placed on banknotes in the country. The 1,000-peso bill, worth about $ 12.27, will feature Maradona's face on one side and a picture of his possible 'Hands of God' on the other, said Senator of the law sponsor Norma Durango. Maradona's two most famous goals came in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England. He got the first by punching the ball next to England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and the second by dribbling next to half of the English team to achieve what is still considered one of the greatest goals of all time. Argentina won the World Cup with a series of extraordinary performances by Maradona, who died on November 25 from a heart attack at the age of 60.
“The idea is not just to recognize our most important idol but also to think of the economic question,” said Durango. “We feel that when tourists come here they will want to take a ‘Maradona’ away with them.”
While it was not clear which of the 2 goals would contain, some Argentines frowned at the thought of the ‘Hand of God’ goal found on an official government document, as it could be understood as approving of illegality. The senator of the province of La Pampa said that the final decision will be made by the legislators, who will hear her proposal at the beginning of next year.“The idea is to recognize Maradona, for good and for bad, who is the best known Argentine in the world,” Durango said. “I feel the project has got a great response even though some people don’t agree with it.”
The current 1,000-peso note features the national bird, the Rufous hornero.
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