Manuela Pfrunder (born March 25, 1979, in
Lucerne,
Switzerland) is a
Swiss graphic designer. She was chosen by the
Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank (SNB; german: Schweizerische Nationalbank; french: Banque nationale suisse; it, Banca nazionale svizzera; rm, Banca naziunala svizra) is the central bank of Switzerland, responsible for the nation's monetary policy an ...
to design the ninth series of
Swiss franc banknotes.
Pfrunder studied graphic design in
Lucerne and worked as a designer in
New York,
Bern and
Bath. For her project ''Die Fortsetzung der Schöpfung'' (The continuation of Creation), she was awarded the
Swiss Design Award in 2001.
In 2005, she submitted designs for the Swiss National Bank's banknote design competition. Her designs, focusing on Switzerland as a tourist destination, were awarded second place. In February 2007, the National Bank chose her submission as the basis of the new banknotes series, which was scheduled to be issued – in a much reworked design – from 2016 through 2018.
References
Personal website of Manuela Pfrunder
External links
Designs submitted to the Swiss National Bank for the banknote design competition
Currency designers
Swiss graphic designers
1979 births
Living people
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