Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Green cap, a red star, and a gold line drawn neatly around the edge.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is porcelain. After Mao's death in 1976, the Communist Party began a process of de-Mao-ization, and much memorabilia was destroyed, statues were taken down, and many badges were collected and melted into functional objects. Glossy white ground, round, with a thin gilt rim. The figure faces right in profile, in a green cap with a red star and a green jacket with red collar tabs, painted in soft smoky tones. It is 2 inches in diameter.

Small badge, big posture, and a very neat gold line.