TNPSC Thervupettagam

New Currency Series – Syria

January 3 , 2026 14 hrs 0 min 24 0
  • Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled the country's new banknotes.
  • They removed images of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad.
  • The new currency, which enters circulation on 1 January, features denominations of 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Syrian pounds following the removal of two zeros from existing notes.
  • By 2023, the exchange rate of Syrian pound had fallen to 15,000 pounds per dollar.

 

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