Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Full-length figure in a long overcoat, striding across a faint sky.

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. Rendered in a dark rose-gold finish, a standing figure in a long coat turns slightly left and holds something small at the waist. Faint lines suggest buildings behind him in the red field. The disc is round with a neat edge. It is 1.6 inches in diameter.

A whole figure on a disc this small is quite a feat.