Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Flower-shaped red field in a gold frame, with a peak and blossoms below.

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. Scalloped red petals sit inside a round gold border dotted at the edge. A pale, left-facing head fills the center, and at the lower left a cluster of tiny red flowers and a pointed gold mountain add detail. It is 1.75 inches in diameter.

A garden, a mountain, and a face, politely sharing space.