Prosperity Coin

From one A4 sheet to your paper cut

Fold, cut & unfold

Both halves of this finished design match. Use one center fold for the printable version, then open it for delicate finishing.

Start with a complete, uncut sheet. Each picture shows the paper before that step; red dashes mark only the next cuts. Keep the surrounding paper until the outside-cutting step.

1. Start with a full A4 sheet

Take one blank A4 sheet (210 x 297 mm), preferably thin colored paper. Print PDF page 1 separately at 100% and check its 50 mm line. Center the pattern on your blank sheet; do not cut off the surrounding paper yet.

2. Fold and transfer half

Fold once through the coin center. Trace the right half of the round edge, center square and small square holes. This printable uses one fold, not the smaller sector used in the online studio.

3. Cut the inside first

Cut the center square from the folded edge, then the smaller squares. Finish each straight side at its corner before turning. An adult starts any enclosed hole on a mat. Keep a broad ring of paper between holes.

4. Cut the outside contour

Cut the circular outside last, turning the paper in short, steady movements. Keep the two layers aligned. Open the coin flat and check that none of the square holes has joined another hole or the outside edge.

5. Unfold and refine

Open the folded paper slowly. Matching openings now appear on both sides. Lay it flat and trim only attached scraps or uneven edges. Preserve the broad ring between the square openings and the outer edge. A finished opening does not need to be cut again.

A single center fold is enough for this printable guide, even though the game uses a smaller folded sector.

PDF page 1 is the clean full-size pattern; pages 2–3 show this complete sequence. A4 is the default; the Letter download uses a Letter sheet. Try a scrap first to check fragile bridges.