Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Panel with a gold head, and branches of pink blossom below.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. Badges and lapel pins bearing Mao's face were produced by the billions, and Mao himself called a halt to production in 1969 because the metal used was seen as wasteful. An upright rectangle with a gold rim and red field. A gold head in profile sits at the top, a spray of pale pink blossom branches runs beneath, and a cream plaque of tiny characters closes the bottom. It is 0.6 inches wide and 1 high.

Blossom season arrives right on schedule, in gold and pink.