Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Smiling frontal face wrapped in radiating red lines and a collar.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. Propaganda posters of the era generally pictured a utopian society, with smiling farmers, brave soldiers and happy people gathered around Mao, who was cast as a benevolent father and wise teacher. Frontal face with wavy hair and an open smile fills a deep red disc cut with bold radiating lines. The shoulders and collar are modeled in silvery relief. Faint characters run along the base. It is 2 inches in diameter.

Beaming out of the sunburst like it owns the sun.