diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/goal_projection_chart_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/goal_projection_chart_controller.js
index f7b02107c..41f77bea9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/goal_projection_chart_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/goal_projection_chart_controller.js
@@ -562,13 +562,18 @@ export default class extends Controller {
         maximumFractionDigits: 0,
       }).format(amount);
     } catch {
-      const symbol = currency === "EUR" ? "€" : currency === "GBP" ? "£" : "$";
+      // Same server-shipped symbol path as `_fmtMoneyShort`.
+      const symbol = (this.dataValue && this.dataValue.currency_symbol) || "$";
       return `${symbol}${Math.round(amount).toLocaleString()}`;
     }
   }
 
-  _fmtMoneyShort(amount, currency) {
-    const symbol = currency === "EUR" ? "€" : currency === "GBP" ? "£" : "$";
+  _fmtMoneyShort(amount, _currency) {
+    // The server ships `currency_symbol` via projection_payload (resolved
+    // through Money.new(0, code).symbol so EUR/GBP/JPY/etc. render with
+    // the family-locale-correct glyph). Fall back to "$" if a stale
+    // payload reaches us mid-deploy.
+    const symbol = (this.dataValue && this.dataValue.currency_symbol) || "$";
     const abs = Math.abs(amount);
     if (abs >= 1_000_000) {
       return `${symbol}${(amount / 1_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, "")}M`;
diff --git a/app/models/demo/generator.rb b/app/models/demo/generator.rb
index 87965c72a..40be65630 100644
--- a/app/models/demo/generator.rb
+++ b/app/models/demo/generator.rb
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ class Demo::Generator
         .where("entries.amount < 0")
         .where("entries.date >= ?", 30.days.ago.to_date)
         .where("(transactions.extra -> 'goal' ->> 'pledge_id') IS NULL")
-        .order("entries.date DESC")
+        .order("entries.date DESC", "entries.id DESC")
         .first
 
       return unless recent_inflow_entry
diff --git a/app/models/goal.rb b/app/models/goal.rb
index 65937ef14..c34fff00b 100644
--- a/app/models/goal.rb
+++ b/app/models/goal.rb
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class Goal < ApplicationRecord
       target_amount: target_amt.to_f,
       target_amount_label: Money.new(target_amt, currency).format(precision: 0),
       target_amount_short_label: short_money(target_amt, currency),
+      currency_symbol: Money.new(0, currency).symbol,
       current_amount: current_balance.to_f,
       avg_monthly: pace.to_f,
       required_monthly: monthly_target_amount.to_f,