Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Cream-colored scalloped border, red petals, and a very sober profile.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. 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. Four soft lobes shape the red field, set inside a cream-white border. A dark silver head faces left, with a tiny row of roofs peeking out at the very bottom. The red is smooth and glossy, the cream slightly yellowed. It is 1.75 inches in diameter.

Pastel manners, with a serious face in the middle.