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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 2, 2017 shows Syria's newly announced 2,000 Syrian pound note displayed during a press conference in the capital Damascus. 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. The new 2,000 pound note went into circulation in several regions including the capital Damascus on Sunday, according to Central Bank governor Duraid Dergham. / AFP PHOTO / SANA / - / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==