So apparently a new bank note was issued in Syria - 1,000 Liras.
Back before Ba'athist rule, my grandfather says that $1 = ~3 Lira.
Under Assads, it dropped to $1 = ~50 Lira.
Now, it's $1 = ~200-250 Lira.
So, under coup-filled Syria, 1,000 Lira = ~$333.
Under Assads, 1,000 Lira = ~$20.
Under...