Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Dancer in mid-leap on a lime-green lawn with tiny palms.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. 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. Across a glossy red disc spreads a silvery profile. Below, a figure in a high kicking pose stands on a flat strip of lime green, among small palm-like plants tinted green and red. It is 2.25 inches in diameter.

Lime green was a bold decision, and nobody blinked.