Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Unfurled inside a gold-embossed frame of swirling lines, the flag keeps its poise.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. 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. Wide rectangle in textured gold with scrolled edges. A glossy red flag waves across the center with a small gold head in profile on it, and curved bands of red trail down at the left. It is 1 inches wide and 0.5 high.

All that gold, and the flag still steals it.