Money Picture Frame

While not necessary, folding a very small angle as shown will help keep the next fold neat. If you don’t do this, the edges will want to “escape” from the next fold and poke out.

Along the line separating the white border from the printing on the reverse sides (now left and right of the portrait) fold both sides back.

These two areas will become the stand which will allow the portrait to stand up like a picture frame.

These last two folds aren’t intended to lie flat, but should stay a little more that 90 degrees, to hide the “stand” of the picture frame from the front.

On each “wing” make two folds: a small fold on the bottom edge and a large fold on the top edge.

The top fold is simply to help hide the “wings” from the front. The bottom fold is done at a slight angle, and will determine the angle at which the portrait sits on a surface.

Now make a second fold at a diagonal between the top edge of the bill and the end to the bottom fold. (These folds aren’t critical, but help hide the rear edges when viewed from the front.)

This is what the rear will look like when you’ve done both sides. Adjust both of these “wings” so that they are hidden behind slightly,
and still hold the portrait upright.

Doing these with 5s, 10s, and old 20s is exactly the same.

For the new 20s, 50s, etc., just adjust the initial fold points (around the portrait area). The back (shown here without the “hiding” folds) is asymmetrical, but who cares?