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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Old Syrian banknotes sit on a counter at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An exterior view shows a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 500-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Bundles of old Syrian banknotes are stacked on the floor of a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 50-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

A view shows an old Syrian 500-pound banknote (top) placed next to a newly issued one (bottom) at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Customers stand at counters at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a fan of newly issued Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee counts old 2,000-pound Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 25-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee counts stacks of 500-pound Syrian banknotes at an exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 100-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 10-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee arranges newly issued Syrian banknotes on a counter while customers stand behind a glass barrier at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 200-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Bundles of newly issued 100-pound Syrian banknotes are seen at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Newly issued Syrian banknotes are arranged on a counter next to a calculator at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a fan of newly issued Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Bundles of old Syrian banknotes are stacked on the floor of a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee counts newly issued Syrian banknotes while customers stand behind a glass barrier at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee sits next to stacks of new Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee counts newly issued Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's new banknotes

TOKYO, Japan, July 3 Kyodo - Video taken on July 3, 2024, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows the front sides of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued the same day. The banknotes feature industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931). (Kyodo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Bread featuring Japan's new banknotes

A woman shows three slices of bread resembling Japan's new banknotes at a food and sundry goods maker and retailer in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 2, 2024, on the eve of their issuance. The bread was made by Shibusawa Ippinkan, named after Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," and represents (from top to bottom) a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note and a 1,000 yen note, featuring Shibusawa, educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), respectively.(Kyodo)

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Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 10,000 yen banknote featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 10,000 yen banknote featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 1,000 yen banknote featuring microbiologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 5,000 yen banknote featuring educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Susumu Kojima, mayor of Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo during an event on July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

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CORRECTED: Bread featuring Japan's new banknotes

A woman shows three slices of bread resembling Japan's new banknotes at a food and sundry goods maker and retailer in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 2, 2024, on the eve of their issuance. The bread was made by Shibusawa Ippinkan, named after Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," and represents (from top to bottom) a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note and a 1,000 yen note, featuring Shibusawa, educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), respectively.

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.

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Japan's new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows the front sides of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued the same day. The banknotes feature (from top to bottom) industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931). (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda look at Japan's new banknotes at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing the notes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) meets the press at the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. Standing next to him is BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda.

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pose for a photo at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pose for a photo at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pose for a photo at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pose for a photo at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) visits the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. Standing in the left is BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) visits the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, as the central bank began issuing new banknotes the same day. Standing in the far left is BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Boxes containing Japan's new banknotes are loaded onto a truck at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, for their transportation to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Preparations are under way at the Bank of Japan's Osaka branch on July 3, 2024, for the transportation of Japan's new banknotes to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (2nd from L) stands by a stack of boxes containing Japan's new banknotes at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, prior to their transportation to financial institutions for issuance the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Preparations are under way at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, for the transportation of Japan's new banknotes to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Preparations are under way at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, for the transportation of Japan's new banknotes to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (back, 3rd from R) looks at boxes containing Japan's new banknotes at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, prior to their transportation to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (back, 3rd from R) looks at boxes containing Japan's new banknotes at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024, prior to their transportation to financial institutions as their issuance began the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) speaks during a ceremony marking the issuance of new banknotes at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a ceremony marking the issuance of new banknotes at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. (Pool photo)