Syria's central bank has for the first time issued a banknote featuring Bashar al-Assad, as the ongoing civil war continues to ravage the Syrian economy.
Though only worth $4, the new 2,000-pound is the highest denomination ever issued by the Syrian government.
It went into circulation in several regions including the capital Damascus on Sunday, according to Central Bank governor Duraid Dergham.
"Given the worn nature of the bills currently in circulation, the central bank saw that it was the appropriate time to release the 2,000 Syrian pound note," Dergham said, quoted by Syrian state news agency SANA.