Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Little book of a badge, with a gold profile on its cover.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. After Mao's death in 1976, the Communist Party began a process of de-Mao-ization, and much memorabilia was destroyed, statues were taken down, and many badges were collected and melted into functional objects. Shaped like a thick small book with a visible edge at the left. A gold head in profile sits on the red cover above a short line of raised gold characters. It is 0.6 inches wide and 1 high.

A cover with a good deal of presence.