Recently in Rome he had great success in the exhibition 'Money Go Around', in a central gallery, a work in which the street artist Maupal (that of Pope Francis Superman) depicted the face of Diego Armando Maradona on a banknote of 100 Argentine pesos.
Now that provocation could become reality.
In fact, Argentine senator Norma Durango proposed that the image of the former 'Pibe de Oro' be printed on the thousand pesos banknotes.
In particular, Durango will submit to fellow senators that the green light be given to the new currency note that on one side would have the face of Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on 25 November, and on the other the representation of the 'Mano de Dios ', or the famous goal at the 1986 World Cup against England ".
"The idea is not only to pay homage to our most important idol - said Durango presenting the project -, but also to think about the economic question.
We think that the tourists who come here will want to bring a 'Maradona' with them" .
Durango then specified that the final decision of the legislators on his proposal will come "after the study they will make at the beginning of 2021".
If there is the green light, Maradona will not be the first player to appear on a banknote: in fact, in Northern Ireland, in November 2006, one year after George Best's death, Ulster Bank put a limited series into circulation. of £ 5 bills dedicated to the Belfast champion, and there were long queues in front of banks to grab them.