Magento - add image to phtml

Magento - add image to phtml
<img src="<?php echo $this->getSkinUrl('images/cassa/banner-overlay.png') ?>" alt="" id="banner-overlay" />

Magento Referencing a Static Block in a *.phtml file

use this snippet of code replacing 'IDENTIFIER' with the ID of your Static Block:

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('INDENTIFIER')->toHtml() ?>

Reference in XML

XML Ref

<block type="cms/block" name="**REFERENCED IN phtml**">

<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>**STATIC BLOCK ID**</block_id></action>

</block>
phtml Ref
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('**REFERENCED IN phtml**') ?>

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