Its face value is two thousand Syrian pounds, which is equal to 3.9 dollars at the current rate. At the same time, the new bill is decorated with the image of the country's President Bashar Assad.
According to the BBC, quoting the words of the chairman of Syrian central bank Duraid Durgam, the release of a new 2000-pound banknote was planned several years ago, but he was postponed due to military actions in the country and strong inflation.
According to him, the simultaneous issue of a new banknote in circulation was held in Damascus and "a number of provinces".
Recall, since 2011, when the country began a civil war, the rate of the Syrian currency fell sharply. On the eve of the conflict for 1 US dollar 47 Syrian pounds were given, now the dollar costs more than 500 pounds.
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