Argentina's redesign of their 50 peso note to include the Falklands has been mocked by residents of the islands.

The new bank note will go into circulation next month, Alejandro Vanoli, president of the central bank, announced on Monday. The design of thenote was unveiled last year by President Cristina Kirchner, on the 32nd anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the British archipelago, which inArgentina is termed the Malvinas.

Mr Vanoli on Monday gave the bank's reasons for the redesign, which is being launched under the slogan: "Malvinas Islands: A sovereignlove."

He said the note is aimed at "incorporating a new element of daily use to the inalienable demand over the Malvinas Islands."

The 50 peso note, worth £3.70, has been designed and produced by Argentina's Mint House, and shows the map of the South Atlantic territoriesand another map of Latin America and the Caribbean - meant to show the support Argentina has rallied among regional nations in its long-standingsovereignty dispute against London.

On the other side features an image of Gaucho Antonio Rivero - an Argentine rancher, or gaucho, who in 1833 is alleged to have headed theresistance fight against the British occupation of the archipelago.

The notes were swiftly ridiculed by the Islanders themselves.

"Surprised they can afford a colour printer," said one, referring to the struggling Argentine economy.

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BBC Mundo's reporter in Buenos Aires Veronica Smink says the negative reaction to the note was mostly to do with its value, rather thanpeople's feelings about the disputed islands. Many felt the Government should have issued a 500-peso ($57) note instead. Argentina has one of thehighest inflation rates in the world, estimated by independent experts to stand at over 35% in 2014, double the official figure. Currently thehighest value banknote in Argentina is 100-peso ($11.50) .

The new banknote was noticed in the Falkland islands too. People there voted to remain a British overseas territory in 2013. On Twitter, they usedthe economic crisis in Argentina to mock the bank note.

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To read the complete CoinWeek article, see: Argentina to Issue New 50 Peso FalklandIslands Note (www.coinweek.com/expert-columns/hubert-walker/argentina-to-issue-new-50-peso-falkland-islands-note/)

For more information on the 1982 Falkands war, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War