Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Balloons, banners, and a gateway at the foot of a sunny, ray-lit head.

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. Behind a silver left-facing head, rays spread across the red, with tiny colored balloons on both sides. At the bottom, a gold gateway with a banner and two large characters spans the lower curve. Small numerals mark the base. It is 1.75 inches in diameter.

A party, held entirely on the lower third of a disc.