curious for opinions or sources of information on this — is there "correct" (or even ballpark correct) height for either of these currency symbols, or is it a choice based on the design? I have seen them both variously drawn at x-height (thinking of the top of the curve of the manat, not the line down the middle), cap height, and somewhere in between. the new shekel can feel a bit cramped at x-height at bolder weights, but would not want to make it taller if that's not what a native reader expects
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I think I may also redraw it with the shin-het ligature in mind... I'm working on something fairly monolinear, but there's probably a better way to capture the character of those strokes than the super-geometric solution I'd started with.
I'd move the right leg of the het part (the second stem from the right) a tiny bit to the left, it looks slightly imbalanced.
First, they "follow the pen" much more than the Latin & figures. Second, they do it by focusing on the details of the terminals (and the joint), which adds a level of complexity not present in the Latin & figures.
I'd probably try adding subtle warmth and hints of calligraphy through the skeleton (making it rounder, especially the floor of the shin part) rather than the terminals. You should probably make it rounder also just so that it would better harmonize with the roundness of the Latin & figures.
Also, in the 10pt master the ₪ looks compressed and "crowded" compared to the Latin & figures. You can easily extend it by 10-20%, maybe even more.
I hope that helps!