Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Profile above a pillared gateway, on a red panel with a bright stripe.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. 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. Upright red rectangle with faint radiating lines. A gold head in profile sits at the top, a wide, low gate building with a tiered roof stands below, and a strip of tiny characters runs along the base. It is 0.75 inches wide and 1 high.

A tiny skyline with a very big roof.