Chinese Mao Zedong Glowing Lapel Pin

One arm raised high in a wave, cream coat glowing on a tide of dark red.

This Mao Zedong glowing lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is plastic. During the Cultural Revolution, the article says, Mao's portrait or statue stood in virtually every home, and people bowed before it and recited quotations from the small Little Red Book. A round badge, slightly domed, with a flat cream relief figure in a buttoned coat waving with one lifted arm. The red ground is streaky and deep, with lighter swirls near the left edge. It is 2 inches in diameter.

A wave that carries clear across the badge.