Roger Pfund

{{Short description|Swiss graphic artist (1943–2024)}}

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Roger Pfund (28 December 1943 – 16 March 2024) was a Swiss graphic artist.

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In 1970–1971, Pfund won the currency design contest, hosted by the Swiss National Bank, for the design of a new series of bank notes. However another design was printed.

Pfund is also credited with the creation of the last version of the French franc, as well as a series of the Euro, and the 2003 Swiss passport.

Pfund died on 16 March 2024, at the age of 80[https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2024/article/roger-pfund-l-illustrateur-du-passeport-suisse-s-est-eteint-a-81-ans-28439460.html Roger Pfund, l'illustrateur du passeport suisse, s'est éteint à 81 ans] {{in lang|fr}} from complications following an infection.{{Cite web |last=Kern |first=Thomas |last2=Bradley |first2=Simon |date=2024-03-18 |title=Obituary: influential Swiss graphic artist Roger Pfund |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/obituary-influential-swiss-graphic-artist-roger-pfund/73854674 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}} He was buried at the Cimetière des Rois, which is considered the Panthéon of Geneva.File:Swiss-Commemorative-Coin-1988-CHF-5-obverse.png