Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Red pentagon set in a beaded gold disc, with a capped head inside.

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. Wide, textured golden border of tiny dots and ridges runs around the round badge. A red five-pointed star-shaped field sits at the center, holding a left-facing head in a cap with a star. The surface is bright and even. It is 1.25 inches in diameter.

A star inside a circle, and nothing left to chance.