Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Star on the cap, a red flag, and white craggy peaks at the lower right.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. Propaganda posters of the era generally pictured a utopian society, with smiling farmers, brave soldiers and happy people gathered around Mao, who was cast as a benevolent father and wise teacher. The rippled red flag fills the ground behind a face in a star-marked cap with a red collar tab. White rocky peaks and a small hut spread across the lower right in cream-colored relief. It is 3 inches in diameter.

Rocky backdrop, firm gaze, and a very small hut.