Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Cream ground, a red sun, a star cap and a hammer-and-sickle star on the chest.

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. Rocky peaks at either side and a red sun behind frame a face in a star-marked cap on a cream disc. A red jacket with a collar tab carries a white star with a hammer and sickle across the chest. It is 2.5 inches in diameter.

A lot of emblems, all confidently packed in.