Roger Pfund designed Swiss passport

Roger Pfund

Roger Pfund (1943 - ) lives in Carouge, Switzerland. He is without a doubt one of the most well known Swiss designers and one of the leading specialists of currency design. His work, both paintings and designs, are known for their richness in colors.

At the age of 27, Roger won the prestigious currency design contest, hosted by the Swiss National Bank for the design a new series of bank notes. He 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.

B306a face
B306a face
Comoros
B306a (
  • P-15a
) 500 Francs Ring-Tailed Lemur
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2006
  • Sig 12
  • 6-digit s/n

  • Omron
  • Watermark: Crescent moon, BCC and stars
B307a face
B307a face
Comoros
B307a (
  • P-16a
) 1000 Francs Coelacanth
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2005
  • Sig 12
  • 6-digit s/n

  • Omron
  • Watermark: Crescent moon, BCC and stars
B308a face
B308a face
Comoros
B308a (
  • P-17
) 2000 Francs Mausoleum of President Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane in Domoni
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2005
  • Sig 12
  • 6-digit s/n

  • Omron
  • Watermark: Crescent moon, BCC and stars
B309a face
B309a face
Comoros
B309a (
  • P-18a
) 5000 Francs President Said Mohamed Cheikh
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2006
  • Sig 12
  • 6-digit s/n

  • Omron
  • Watermark: Crescent moon, BCC and stars
B310a face
B310a face
Comoros
B310a (
  • P-19a
) 10,000 Francs Grand Moufti Al-Habib Said Omar Bin Soumeit
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2006
  • Sig 12
  • 6-digit s/n

  • Omron
  • Watermark: Crescent moon, BCC and stars
F.72.2 face
F.72.2 face
France
F.72.2 (
  • F.72.2
  • P-157b
) 50 Francs Saint-Exupéry
Aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry and his plane, artwork from "Le Petit Prince"
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1993
  • 123 x 80mm
  • Sig 22

  • Microprint
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: Sheep from 'Le Petit Prince'
  • Watermark: Saint-Exupéry
F.73 face
F.73 face
France
F.73 (
  • F.73
  • P-157Ad
) 50 Francs Saint-Exupéry
Aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry and his plane, artwork from "Le Petit Prince"
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1999
  • 123 x 80mm
  • Sig 21

  • Microprint
  • Penal Code: New penal code on reverse
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: Sheep from 'Le Petit Prince'
  • Watermark: Saint-Exupéry

F.74 face
F.74 face
France
F.74 (
  • F.74
  • P-158a
) 100 Francs Cézanne
Paul Cezanne with paintings "La Mer à l'Estaque" and "Joueurs de Cartes" (green stylized figures); "Pommes et Biscuits"
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1997
  • 133 x 80mm
  • Sig 21

  • Microprint
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: Silhouette of Mont Sainte-Victoire
  • Watermark: Cézanne
F.75 face
F.75 face
France
F.75 (
  • F.75
  • P-159b
) 200 Francs Eiffel
Engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel; Eiffel Tower with view along Champ de Mars at the time of the Universal Expo 1889
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1996
  • 143 x 80mm
  • Sig 21

  • Microprint
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: Viaduct de Garabit
  • Watermark: Gustave Eiffel
F.76.1 face
F.76.1 face
France
F.76.1 (
  • F.76.1
  • P-160a
) 500 Francs Marie and Pierre Curie
Chemist and Physicists Marie and Pierre Curie
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1994
  • 153 x 80mm
  • Sig 22

  • Microprint
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: Atomic Name, Number and Weight of Radium
  • Watermark: Marie Curie

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