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{{Short description|Currency of Syria}}
{{redirect|SYP}}
{{distinguish|text = the [[Sudanese pound]], which also uses the abbreviation "LS"}}
{{Infobox currency
| local_name = الليرة السورية
| local_name_lang = ar
| image_1 = File:100 Syrian Pound.jpg
| image_title_1 = 100 Syrian Pounds note
| using_countries = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} [[Syria]]
| unofficial_users = 
| inflation_rate = 28.1%
| inflation_source_date = ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20221006204125/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/inflation-rate-consumer-prices/ The World Factbook]'', 2017 est.
| iso_code = SYP
| symbol = 
| symbol_comment = None official. The abbreviations LS, SP, or ل.س are used.
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| subunit_name_1 = [[piastre]] (p)
| used_coins = LS&nbsp;5, LS&nbsp;10, LS&nbsp;25, LS&nbsp;50
| value = US$1 = LS&nbsp;12,562 (official, [[Fall of the Assad regime|pre-2024 fall of the Assad regime]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cb.gov.sy/downloads/files/1712044146.PDF|title=Official exchange rate}}</ref>
| used_banknotes = LS&nbsp;50, LS&nbsp;100, LS&nbsp;200, LS&nbsp;500, LS&nbsp;1,000, LS&nbsp;2,000, LS&nbsp;5,000
| issuing_authority = [[Central Bank of Syria]]
| issuing_authority_website = {{URL|http://cb.gov.sy}}
}}

The '''Syrian pound''', known locally as the '''Syrian lira''', ({{langx|ar|الليرة السورية|al-līra as-sūriyya}}; abbreviation: '''LS'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33367/33304.pdf?sequence=4|title=World Bank Editorial Style Guide 2020 - page 138 |website=openknowledge.worldbank.org |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref> or '''SP'''<ref>The Central Bank of Syria uses this abbreviation on the security strips of banknotes. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note268783.html</ref> in [[Latin alphabet|Latin]], '''{{nobold|ل.س}}''' in [[Arabic script|Arabic]], historically also '''[[Pound sign|£S]]''',<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook_(1990)/Syria|title=CIA World Factbook 1990 - page 303 |chapter=Syria |date=1 April 1990 |access-date=2022-06-21 }}</ref> and '''£Syr''';<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DMjDDQAAQBAJ&dq=%C2%A3Syr+syrian+pound&pg=PA1177|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 1990-1991 - page 1177 |date=1991 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9780230271197 |access-date=2022-08-06 }}</ref>  [[ISO 4217|ISO code]]: '''SYP''') is the [[currency]] of [[Syria]]. It is issued by the [[Central Bank of Syria]]. The pound is nominally divided into 100 [[piastre]]s ({{lang|ar|قرش}} ''qirsh,'' plural قروش ''qurūsh'' in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], abbreviated to {{char|p.}}), although piastre coins are no longer issued. {{citation needed||date=May 2024}}

Before 1947, the Arabic inscription of the word "qirsh" was spelled with the initial Arabic letter غ, after which the word began with ق. Until 1958, banknotes were issued with Arabic on the obverse and French on the reverse. Since 1958, English has been used on the reverses, hence the three different names for this currency. Coins used both Arabic and French until independence, then only Arabic.

== History ==
=== French mandate ===
{{main|Lebanese-Syrian pound}}
[[File:50-Livres-back-Syria-July1920 (2).jpg|50 Syrian pound banknote of 1920|left|thumb]]
During the period when Syria was a part of the [[Ottoman Empire]], which lasted about 400 years, the [[Ottoman lira|Ottoman pound]] was its main currency. Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the placing of Syria under a [[French Mandate of Syria|mandate]] (French occupation), the [[Egyptian pound]] was used in the territories under French and British mandates, including [[Lebanon]], [[Emirate of Transjordan|Transjordan]] and [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]]. Upon taking Lebanon and Syria under its separate mandate, the French government sought to replace the Egyptian currency and granted a commercial bank, the [[Banque de Syrie]] (a French affiliate of the [[Ottoman Bank]]), the authority to issue a currency for territories under its new mandate.

The pound (or {{lang|fr|livre}} in French) was introduced in 1919 and was set at a value of 20&nbsp;[[French franc|francs]].<ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-29/syria-latest-financial-crisis |title=Syria (barely) survived a civil war. Can it weather the latest financial crisis?|website=Los Angeles Times|date=29 November 2019}}</ref> As the political status of Lebanon evolved, the Banque de Syrie, which was to act as the official bank for Lebanon and Syria, was renamed the [[Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban]] (BSL). BSL issued the Syro-Lebanese pound for 15 years, starting in 1924. Two years before the expiration of the 15-year period, BSL split the Lebanese-Syrian currency into two separate currencies that could still be used interchangeably in either state. In 1939, the bank was renamed the [[Banque de Syrie et du Liban]].

In 1941, the peg to the French franc was replaced by a peg to [[Pound Sterling|sterling]] of LS&nbsp;8.83125 = £1, as a consequence of the occupation of Syria by British and [[Free French]] forces. This rate was based on the pre-war conversion rate between the franc and sterling. In 1946, following devaluation of the franc, the pound was pegged once again to the franc at a rate of LS&nbsp;1 = 54.35&nbsp;F. In 1947, Syria joined the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and pegged its currency to the [[U.S. dollar]] at LS&nbsp;2.19148 = US$1, a rate which was maintained until 1961.

===Independence===
The Lebanese and Syrian currencies split in 1948. From 1961, a series of official exchange rates were in operation, alongside a parallel, black market rate which reflected the true market rate for Syrian pounds in Jordan and Lebanon where there was a healthy trade in the Syrian currency. The market was allowed to flourish because everybody, including government and public sector companies, needed it. The black market rate diverged dramatically from the official rate in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.euromoney.com/Article/1451566/Syria-The-businessman-cant-play-his-hand.html Syria: The businessman can't play his hand] Euromoney May 1986.</ref> In July 2007, the currency was pegged to the IMF SDR ([[Special Drawing Rights]]).<ref name="xdr-peg">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/syria-ends-pounds-peg-to-us-dollar/article17996698/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&|title=Syria ends pound's peg to U.S. dollar|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=5 June 2007}}</ref>

=== Syrian Civil War and aftermath ===
[[File:Monthly Averages of Official USD-SYP Exchange Rates.jpg|Monthly averages of Official USD:SYP Exchange rate from January 2011 to July 2016|right|thumb]]

There was a [[capital flight]] to nearby countries, including [[Lebanon]], [[Jordan]], [[Egypt]] and [[Turkey]], as a result of the [[Syrian Civil War]] that started in 2011. In addition, Syria has been subject to sanctions imposed by the [[United States]], the [[European Union]] and other countries, which shut Syria out of the global financial system. To circumvent the sanctions, Syrians effected foreign transactions through banks in neighbouring countries, especially Lebanon.<ref name= reuters29niv19>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-economy-lebanon/lebanon-crisis-wreaks-havoc-on-syrias-war-torn-economy-idUSKBN1Y31I7|title=Lebanon crisis wreaks havoc on Syria's war-torn economy|website=Reuters|date=29 November 2019}}</ref> As a result, the official exchange rate has deteriorated significantly, falling from LS&nbsp;47 = US$1 in March 2011<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.banquecentrale.gov.sy/forex/forex-ar/FX-2011.xls|script-title=ar:أرشيف أسعار العملات الأجنبية عام 2011|year= 2011|publisher= [[Central Bank of Syria]]|access-date= 27 September 2016| format =XLS|language=Arabic}}</ref> to LS&nbsp;515 = US$1 in July 2017 and 7500 = US$1 in April 2023 (after the [[Lebanese liquidity crisis]])

On 31 October 2019, Syrian President [[Bashar al-Assad]] mentioned in an interview that liberating territories had complex economic consequences. While it removed foreign-funded support for terrorists, it also cut off dollar inflows that stabilize local economies:
{{blockquote|text=One factor which people are not aware of, is that the liberation of an area does not necessarily serve the Syrian pound, because by liberating an area, we are removing its access to dollars which were paid to the terrorists to cover their needs and expenses. This is one of the tools we benefited from. I mean that things are not absolute, and we cannot say that terrorists were serving us in this regard. Not every positive step has a positive impact. That is why I am saying that the issue is complicated.|source=Bashar Al-Assad<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=177331|title=President al-Assad's interview given to al-Sourya and al-Ikhbarya TVs|newspaper=Syrian Arab News Agency|date=31 October 2019}}</ref>}}

Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]] at the end of 2024, [[Ahmed al-Sharaa]], president of the [[Syrian caretaker government|Syrian transitional government]], stated that he intends to replace the Syrian pound with a new currency once it re-stabilizes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=أحمد الشرع يحدد أبرز أولوياته الداخلية في سوريا.. ومن بينها قرارات اقتصادية |url=https://www.cnbcarabia.com/131984/2024/19/12/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7..-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=CNBC Arabia |language=ar}}</ref>

In August 2025, it was announced that the Syrian government would [[Redenomination|revalue]] the currency by removing two zeros and issuing new banknotes by December.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dalatey |first=Feras |date=2025-08-23 |title=Exclusive: Syria to revalue currency, dropping two zeros in bid for stability |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/syria-revalue-currency-dropping-two-zeros-bid-stability-2025-08-22/ |access-date=2025-08-24 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Exchange rate===
[[File:Syrian pound 2023.jpg|thumb|Bundles of Syrian banknotes]]
On 5 December 2005, the selling rate quoted by the [[Commercial Bank of Syria]] was LS&nbsp;48.4 = US$1.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} A rate of about LS&nbsp;50 to US$1 was usual in the early 2000s,{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} but the rate is subject to fluctuations. Since the start of the [[Syrian Civil War|civil war]] in 2011, the pound's unofficial exchange rate has deteriorated significantly. It was LS&nbsp;47 = US$1 in March 2011 and LS&nbsp;515 in July 2017.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Since July 2007, the Syrian pound has been pegged to the IMF SDR ([[Special Drawing Rights]]).<ref name="xdr-peg" />

On 29 November 2019, following the [[2019–20 Lebanese protests|Lebanese protests]],  the black market rate was LS&nbsp;765 = US$1, a decrease of 30% since the turmoil started in Lebanon a month earlier, as the protests led Lebanese banks to impose tight controls on hard currency withdrawals and transfers abroad, making it hard for Syrians to access funds held by them in those banks.<ref name="latimes"/><ref name= reuters29niv19/>

The black-market rate fell to LS&nbsp;950 on 2 December 2019, another 25% decrease,<ref name=reuters2Dec19>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/syria-economy-pound/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-in-panic-selling-dealers-say-idUSL8N28C3PQ|title=Syrian pound hits record low in panic selling, dealers say|website=Reuters|date=2 December 2019}}</ref> while the official rate set by the central bank was LS&nbsp;434 = US$1.

On 13 January 2020, the currency deteriorated further, as more than LS&nbsp;1,000 was traded for US$1 in the black market, despite being valued at LS&nbsp;434 = US$1 by the Syrian Central Bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2080031/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-1000-against-dollar|title=Syrian Pound Hits Record Low of 1,000 against the Dollar |website=Asharq Al-Awsat|date=13 January 2020}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Syria]], the Syrian pound continued to fall against the U.S. dollar in the black market, where US$1 equaled more than LS&nbsp;1,600 in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/17/c_139064599.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531001542/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/17/c_139064599.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2020|title=Syrian pound continues to devaluate against USD|website=Xinhuanet|date=17 May 2020}}</ref> A month later, the Syrian pound passed LS&nbsp;2,000 against the dollar,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://syriadirect.org/news/syrian-pound-passes-2000-against-dollar-as-reforms-fail-to-stop-freefall/|title=Syrian pound passes 2000 against dollar as new policies fail to stop freefall|website=Syria direct|date=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Syrian pound hits record low against dollar in panic trading, dealers say|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-economy-currency/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-against-dollar-in-panic-trading-dealers-say-idUKKBN23B38P|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604234404/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-economy-currency/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-against-dollar-in-panic-trading-dealers-say-idUKKBN23B38P|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 4, 2020|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=4 June 2020|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> and a few days later, it passed LS&nbsp;3,000 against the dollar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-economy-currency/syrian-pound-hits-record-low-ahead-of-new-u-s-sanctions-dealers-idUSKBN23F2YL|title=Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new U.S. sanctions: dealers|website=Reuters|date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

Upon the implementation of the U.S. sanctions related to the [[Caesar Act]], anti-government local authorities in [[Idlib Governorate]] adopted the [[Turkish lira]] in place of the plummeting Syrian pound.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200615-syria-s-idlib-adopts-turkish-lira-in-place-of-plummeting-pound|title=Syria's Idlib adopts Turkish lira in place of plummeting pound|website=France 24|date=15 June 2020}}</ref> Turkish lira has also replaced Syrian pound in other [[Turkish occupation of northern Syria|Turkish occupied areas of northern Syria]], such as [[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]] and [[Jarabulus|Jarablus]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ashawi|first=Khalil|date=2018-08-28|title=Falling lira hits Syrian enclave backed by Turkey|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-currency-idUSKCN1LD195|access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref>

On 31 December 2022, the Syrian pound hit a new record low again on the black market, where each US$1 cost LS 7,150, twice as much as a year before.<ref>{{Cite web |last=al-Issa |first=Jana |date=2023-01-06 |title=Syrian pound declined 100% in 2022 |url=https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2023/01/syrian-pound-declined-100-in-2022/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115032228/https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2023/01/syrian-pound-declined-100-in-2022/ |archive-date=2023-01-15 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Enab Baladi |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the exchange rate continued deterioration, reaching LS 15,000 per US$1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://syrianobserver.com/syrian-actors/dollar-approaching-15000-syrian-pounds.html |title=Dollar Approaching 15,000 Syrian Pounds |publisher=The Syrian Observer |date=16 August 2023 }}</ref>

During the [[2024 Syrian opposition offensives]], the exchange rate fell to a record low of LS 25,000 per US$1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2024/12/syrian-pound-rebounds-against-dollar/ |title=Syrian pound rebounds against dollar |publisher=Enab Baladi |date=13 December 2024 }}</ref> After the [[fall of the Assad regime]], the currency was traded between LS 12,500 and 10,000 per US$1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/syrian-currency-firms-against-us-dollar-after-assads-fall-2024-12-14/ |title=Syrian currency firms against US dollar after Assad's fall |publisher=Reuters |date=14 December 2024 }}</ref>

==Coins==
In 1921, cupro-nickel {{frac|1|2}} piastre coins were introduced, followed in 1926 by aluminium bronze 2p and 5p. In 1929, holed, nickel-brass 1pt and silver 10p, 25p and 50p were introduced. Nickel-brass {{frac|1|2}}pt coins were introduced 1935, followed by zinc 1pt and aluminium-bronze {{frac|2|1|2}}pt in 1940. During the [[World War II|Second World War]], brass 1pt and aluminium {{Frac|2|1|2}}p emergency coins were issued. These pieces were crudely produced and undated.

A new coinage was introduced between 1947 and 1948 in denominations of {{Frac|2|1|2}}p, 5p, 10p, 25p, 50p and LS&nbsp;1, with the {{Frac|2|1|2}}p, 5p and 10p struck in cupro-nickel and the others in silver. Aluminium-bronze replaced cupro-nickel in 1960, with nickel replacing silver in 1968. In 1996, following high inflation, new coins were introduced in denominations of LS&nbsp;1, LS&nbsp;2, LS&nbsp;5, LS&nbsp;10 and LS&nbsp;25, with the LS&nbsp;25 being bimetallic. In 2003, LS&nbsp;5, LS&nbsp;10, and LS&nbsp;25 coins were issued, with [[Security hologram|latent images]]. On December 26, 2018, the Central Bank of Syria introduced a LS&nbsp;50 coin for general circulation to replace the banknote of that denomination. Due to high inflation, only the 50p coin is in circulation. All other coins were worthless by December of 2022.<ref>due to fast depreciation, LS&nbsp;5, and LS&nbsp;10 coins and 25 pounds coin are practically worthless as of December 2021.[https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces148703.html 50 Liras] l([https://en.numista.com]). Retrieved on 2020-05-20.</ref>

==Banknotes==

[[File:1 Piastre 1920-syria.jpg|thumb|upright 0.75|1p note issued in 1920]]

In 1919, the [[Banque de Syrie]] introduced notes for 5p, 25p and 50p, LS&nbsp;1 and LS&nbsp;5. These were followed, in 1920, by notes for LS&nbsp;1, LS&nbsp;10, LS&nbsp;25, LS&nbsp;50 and LS&nbsp;100. In 1925, the [[Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban]] began issuing notes and production of denominations below 25p ceased. Notes below LS&nbsp;1 were not issued from 1930. In 1939, the issuing body again changed its name, to the [[Banque de Syrie et du Liban]].

[[File:1-Livre-syria-1957.jpg|LS&nbsp;1 note issued in 1957|thumb|upright 0.75]]

Between 1942 and 1944, the government introduced notes for 5p, 10p, 25p and 50p. In the early 1950s, undated notes were issued by the Institut d'Emission de Syrie in denominations of LS&nbsp;1, LS&nbsp;5, LS&nbsp;10, LS&nbsp;25, LS&nbsp;50 and LS&nbsp;100, followed by notes dated 1955 for LS&nbsp;10 and LS&nbsp;25. The Banque Centrale de Syrie took over paper money issuance in 1957, issuing the same denominations as the Institut d'Emission.

In 1958, the French language was removed from banknotes and replaced by English. Notes were issued for LS&nbsp;1, LS&nbsp;5, LS&nbsp;10, LS&nbsp;25, LS&nbsp;50, LS&nbsp;100 and LS&nbsp;500. In 1966, the design of the LS&nbsp;25, LS&nbsp;50, and LS&nbsp;100 notes were changed. In 1976 and 1977, the designs changed for all the denominations except the LS&nbsp;500 note.

In 1997 and 1998, a new series of notes was introduced in denominations of LS&nbsp;50, LS&nbsp;100, LS&nbsp;200, LS&nbsp;500 and LS&nbsp;1,000, with the lower denominations replaced by coins. In 2009, the LS&nbsp;50, LS&nbsp;100, and LS&nbsp;200 pound notes were changed with an entirely new design.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Linzmayer | first1 = Owen | title = The Banknote Book | chapter = Syria | publisher = www.BanknoteNews.com | year = 2013 | location = San Francisco, CA | url = http://www.banknotebook.com}}</ref>
On 2 July 2014, a new LS&nbsp;500 note was introduced, followed by a LS&nbsp;1,000 note on 30 July 2015, a LS&nbsp;2,000 note on 2 July 2017, and a LS&nbsp;5,000 note on 24 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/syria-floats-new-bank-note-amid-soaring-inflation-20210125-p56woj.html |title=Syria floats new bank note amid soaring inflation |website=The Age |date=25 January 2021 }}</ref>

===2009 series===
On 27 July 2010, the Central Bank of Syria issued a new series of banknotes dated 2009 in denominations of LS&nbsp;50, LS&nbsp;100, and LS&nbsp;200. The notes were designed by [[Austrian people|Austrian]] banknote designer [[Robert Kalina]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/finanzen/article134572939/Dieses-Land-hilft-Syrien-beim-Gelddrucken-aus.html|author=Frank Stocker|title=Dieses Land hilft Syrien beim Gelddrucken aus|publisher=Die Welt|date=21 November 2014|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref>
The Central Bank of Syria issued new LS&nbsp;500 and LS&nbsp;1,000 notes in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The reverse of the new LS&nbsp;1,000 note features an image of a [[Roman mosaic]] painting discovered in [[Deir al-Adas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sana.sy/en/?p=46832|title=Updated-CBS puts into circulation new SYP 1,000 banknotes to replace worn-out currency|newspaper=Syrian Arab News Agency |date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> Former President [[Bashar al-Assad]] was added to the LS&nbsp;2,000 note in 2017. A LS&nbsp;5,000 note was released in January 2021.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Fall of the Assad regime|Pre-2024]] series of the Syrian pound
|-
!colspan=2| Image !!rowspan=2| Value !!rowspan=2| Dimensions (millimeters) !!rowspan=2| Main color !!colspan=2| Description !!rowspan=2| Year of first issue
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £50
|135 × 65
| Gray
| A rectangular [[Ugarit]] tablet of first [[Abjad]], and a circular [[Ebla tablet]]
|  [[National Library of Syria|National Library]] and a statue of [[Hafez al-Assad]]
| 2009
|-
| [[File:100 Syrian Pound.jpg|frameless]]
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £100
|140 x 65
| Red
| Basalt stone gate and [[Roman Theatre at Bosra|Bosra amphitheater]]
| The dome of the Treasury of the [[Umayyad Mosque]], [[Central Bank of Syria]], ancient coin of [[Philip the Arab]]
| 2009
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £200
|145 x 65
| Orange
|[[Norias of Hama]]
| Ceiling of [[Temple of Bel]] ([[Palmyra]])
| 2009
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £500
|150 x 65
| Blue
| [[Damascus Opera House]]
| "Mosaic of the Musicians" from a Byzantine villa in [[Maryamin, Homs|Maryamin]]. The clay tablet depicts the [[Hurrian songs]]
| 2013
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £1000
|155 x 65
| Green
| [[Roman Theatre at Bosra|Bosra amphitheater]]
| [[Roman mosaic]] of a grape harvest in [[Deir al-Adas]]
| 2013
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £2000
|158 x 65
| Purple
| Former president [[Bashar al-Assad]] and the [[Umayyad Mosque]]
| [[People's Council of Syria|Syrian Parliament]] 
| 2015
|-
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| £5000
|158 x 65
| Brown
|Syrian soldier statue and the Ba'athist [[Flag of Syria|Syrian flag]]
| Eagle and [[Yarhibol]] resco from the [[Temple of Baalshamin]] ([[Palmyra]])
| 2019
|}

==See also==
* [[Economy of Syria]]
* [[Lebanese pound]]

{{Exchange Rate|SYP|TRY|JOD|EUR|JPY|USD}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Notes==
{{refbegin}}
*{{numis cite SCWC | date=1991}}
*{{numis cite SCWPM | date=1994}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bis-ans-ende-der-welt.net/Syrien-B-En.htm Historical banknotes of Syria] {{in lang|en|de|fr}}
* [https://arabmon.com/en/syria/ Syrian Pound Today]

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