Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Pale green plate, red blossoms on a branch, and a face in a scarf and cap.

This Mao Zedong 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. From a pale green plate with a silvery branch of red blossoms on the left, a face in a peaked cap and thick scarf looks out. A red band of small characters runs along the base. It is 1.75 inches wide and 2 high.

A soft green backdrop, and the blossoms are in on it.