Roger Pfund (born 1943) is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
graphic artist.
In 1970–1971, Pfund won the currency design contest, hosted by the
Swiss National Bank
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, for the design of a new series of bank notes. However another design was printed.
He is also credited with the creation of the last version of the
French franc
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, as well as a series of the
Euro
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, and the 2003 Swiss passport.
References
* Roger Pfund. ''Tome III'', Orell Füssli Verlag AG, 2006.
External links
Tome III, Arbeiten von 1999 - 2006* http://www.rogerpfund.ch/
* http://www.atelierpfund.ch/
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Living people
Currency designers
1943 births
Swiss artists