Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

A beaming relief portrait steps out of a red-edged open book, with caption columns standing guard.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. Badges and lapel pins bearing Mao's face were produced by the billions, and Mao himself called a halt to production in 1969 because the metal used was seen as wasteful. A smiling male bust in raised relief fills a rectangular plaque shaped like an open book. Red vertical characters and a faint signature sit on the white page at right. A small red and white building edges the lower corner. It is 1.6 inches wide and 2 high.

Even the book looks pleased with the arrangement.