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The 2,000-pound note is equal to approximately US$4 and will go into circulation on Sunday, the Syrian central bank announced. The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of President Bashar al-Assad for the first time. Central bank governor Duraid Durgham said the note was one of multiple new notes printed years ago, but putting it into circulation was delayed “due to the circumstances of the war and exchange rate fluctuations.”

Durgham said that due to wear and tear of the existing notes, the time was right to put the new note into circulation, the state news agency SANA reported. White House firm on warning to Syria over chemical weapons use Nikki Haley says President Trump has served formal diplomatic warning to Syria Britain supports U.S. airstrikes if Syria uses chemical weapons U.S. shoots down ‘pro-Syrian’ drone made by Iran Russian warns U.S. planes in Syria are potential targets

The Syrian currency has decreased in value since the civil war in the country began in 2011. The currency has plunged in value since the conflict began in 2011, from 47 pounds to the dollar in 2010 to around 500 pounds to the dollar at present.
The Central Bank of Syria announces a new 2,000 Syrian lira (pound) bank note that will feature a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad, the President's first appearance on Syrian currency during his 17-years in office.