Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Smaller red bar in a thin gold frame, with tidy script across it.

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. Compact narrow rectangle with a bright red surface and a fine gold outline. Four small raised characters in a quick hand sit centered, and a thin pin shadow runs below the lower edge. It is 0.25 inches wide and 1.75 high.

Modest bar, neat lettering, and not one wasted stroke.