Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Red sun, dark head, and little black mountains at its feet.

This Mao Zedong circular lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. 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. Dark, smoky gold shapes a large left-facing head on a round red badge. At the bottom, a jagged range of small peaks in black and gold extends slightly past the red disc. A small, curled cloud sits near the neck. It is 1.5 inches in diameter.

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