Chinese Mao Zedong Photo Lapel Pin

Solemn photo portrait set in a rosy-copper ring of text.

This Mao Zedong photo 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. Pinkish copper tone colors the rim, which is stamped with a ring of small characters worn smooth in places. The center is a color photo of a front-facing figure in a green jacket on a pale yellow ground. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

Framed with enough lettering to fill a pamphlet.