AP

The disputed archipelago will appear on the face side of the blue 50 peso note - worth POUNDS 3.70.

The reverse side will carry the image of an Argentine folk hero who led a bloody 19th century uprising against the British in the Falklands.

Antonio Rivero will be pictured riding across the islands on horseback with an Argentine flag hoisted above his head.

The timing of the new banknote, bound to anger Britain, was announced today/yesterday (TUE) by Argentinas Central Bank.

Bank president Alejandro Vanoli said: The aim of this new banknote is to incorporate the Argentine nations unwavering claim over the Falklands Islands into an element of daily use.

Riveros August 1833 uprising, eight months after the British took control of the Falkland Islands, claimed the lives of five men.

It will compel every Argentine to keep alive on a daily basis the flames of love for our islands which are and always will be ours

Spokesman

The gang he led went unpunished because a local court system had not been established - and he went on to acquire the status of a folk hero in Argentina.

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