Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Golden beading rings a capped profile that sits above a tiny gate-like building.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. Cultural Revolution memorabilia, whether porcelain figures, buttons or posters, is described as reflecting pivotal moments in modern Chinese history and the lives swept up in that period, beyond the figure it portrays. Capped head with a red star on the cap rises from a glossy red field. Fine beading runs around the golden rim. Below the shoulders sits a small tiered building, and faint rays fan out behind. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

Neat, orderly and very sure of its own symmetry.