Syrian pound
| الليرة السورية (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | SYP (numeric: 760) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Symbol | None official. The abbreviations LS, SP, or ل.س are used. |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | piastre (p) |
| Banknotes | LS 10, LS 25, LS 50, LS 100, LS 200, LS 500 |
| Coins | - |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1919 |
| User(s) | Syria |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Syria |
| Website | cb |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 11.3% |
| Source | November 2025 est. |
| Value | US$1 = LS 111.00 €1 = LS 129.73 (As of January 5, 2026) |
The Syrian pound, known locally as the Syrian lira, (Arabic: الليرة السورية, romanized: al-Līra as-Sūriyya; abbreviation: LS or SP in Latin, ل.س in Arabic, historically also £S, and £Syr; ISO code: SYP) is the official currency of Syria. It is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. The pound is nominally divided into 100 piastres (قرش qirsh, plural قروش qurūsh in Arabic, abbreviated to p.), although only banknotes are currently issued.
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.