The transition introduces a new Syrian pound, with two zeros removed from the old currency’s face value: 100 old pounds are exchanged for one new pound.

The transition introduces a new Syrian pound, with two zeros removed from the old currency’s face value: 100 old pounds are exchanged for one new pound.

LONDON: Syria’s old banknotes, bearing the image of ousted President Bashar Assad, lost their status as legal tender on Thursday, closing a monthslong exchange window that the…