Some images published by the German media BILD show Syrians with black bags and bags of money in their hands, trying to send them to the country's banks.
This movement of the people is happening as inflation has reached record numbers, never seen before, in Syria, which has just emerged from the 50-year regime of the Assad family.
The Syrian national currency has devalued to a point where the monthly income according to BILD newspaper is only enough to buy 20 liters of petrol or 10 loaves of bread.
To preserve what is left of their savings, citizens are rushing to actively convert Syrian liras into foreign currencies, mainly dollars and euros.
The exchange rate must be said to be disastrous as approximately 10 kilograms of Bashar al-Assad's banknotes are worth only 1 US dollar.
It must be said that the future leadership of the rebels faces a major challenge, such as stabilizing the economy, mobilizing international aid and restoring confidence in the local lira.
To what extent and in what time frame this task can be achieved is hard to predict given the still unclear balance of power.
With little hope of improvement in the short term, many continue to convert money into foreign currencies, although the exchange rate to the US dollar is extremely low, with 1,000 Syrian lira officially worth only 7 to 8 US cents. (A2 Televizion)
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