On Wed, 23 May 2012 11:07:32 +0100 Michael Everson <ever...@evertype.com> wrote:
> On 23 May 2012, at 09:41, Szelp, A. Sz. wrote: > > > We can wait and see wether there's need or real basis for > > disunification. > > The basis for disunification is that it is a major glyph change, > making it quite different from a character which is already > ridiculously confusable with the pound sign. Moreover, like the RUPEE > SIGN and the INDIAN RUPEE SIGN, the existing LIRA SIGN could be used > for other (formerly used) lire (Italy, Malta, San Marino, Syria, > Lebanon, the Vatican City, Israel) and the new glyph would be > inappropriate for all of those. The handwritten English pound sign usually has two cross-bars, as can be seen on some early English banknotes at http://www.britishnotes.co.uk/news_and_info/picture_library/englishpictures/whitenotes/early.php . The symbol on current Bank of England notes look odd, but then in comparison they're funny money anyway. Richard.
