Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Warm, amber head glowing on a red disc with nothing else to say.

This Mao Zedong circular 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. Without any border or base, the red disc carries just one large, left-facing head in glowing amber-gold. Faint crosshatched lines fill the red near the shoulder. The gloss is high with a few tiny bubbles in the surface. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

One idea, executed warmly and without distraction.