Manuela Pfrunder (born 25 March 1979 in

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) is a

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er. She was chosen by the

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to design the ninth series of Swiss franc banknotes. Pfrunder studied graphic design in

and worked as a designer in

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, and

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. 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 to 2018.

References

Personal website of Manuela Pfrunder

External links

Designs submitted to the Swiss National Bank for the banknote design competition
Swiss currency designers Swiss graphic designers Swiss women graphic designers 1979 births Living people 21st-century Swiss women artists {{Switzerland-artist-stub