Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Dark, mirror-bright red bar, with its pin loop peeking over the top.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. During the Cultural Revolution, the article says, Mao's portrait or statue stood in virtually every home, and people bowed before it and recited quotations from the small Little Red Book. Narrow rectangle in a deep, high-gloss red with a dark gold rim. Four brushed gold characters fill the center, and the small hinge loop of the pin shows above the upper edge. It is 1.5 inches wide and 0.25 high.

Dark gloss, fine penmanship, and a pin ready to work.