Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Green cap, red star, and a faintly amused three-quarter turn.

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. Domed white disc, glossy enough to catch the light. The figure wears a green cap with a red star and a green jacket with red collar tabs, with warm orange skin tones and a gentle half-turn of the head. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

Brightly colored and fully in uniform.