tabbs Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 The central bank of Argentina (BCRA) issues two million circulating commems this week (face value 2 pesos) that commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falkland/Malvinas war. BCRA press release (PDF): http://www.bcra.gov.ar/pdfs/comytexord/P48756.pdf Article in German, with a picture: http://www.argentinienaktuell.com/newsDetail.php?newsId=1842 One side shows a soldier with the country name Republica Argentina above, and the text "La Nación a sus Heróes" (The Nation to its Heroes) below. http://69.94.33.133/nadia/285/1a.jpg The other side http://69.94.33.133/nadia/285/1.jpg has the text "Malvinas Argentinas" and the date 2 de Abril 1982 (above), and the face value and year (below). In the center you see a map of the islands - pretty much the same as the map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Falkland_£2.JPG on the British Falkland £2 coin ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 The Argentines are issuing a commemorative coin for a war they lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 They probably are calling a victory ala "moral victory". Somehow I don't think 650 Argentines and 249 Brits lying in graves in the Falklands are any sort of a victory. Perhaps a better commemoration would be the fact that Argentina is now something resembling democracy which it was not then, being ruled then by a military junta. Well possession is 9/10ths of the law, so maybe they might want to change the design to "British Falklands" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Well, the piece is not about having won or lost; it is supposed to thank or honor their soldiers who fought in that war. But I think the actual message is something like "those islands are ours" ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.