Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Flag-red wave, a profile and a long building with script along the front.

This Mao Zedong circular 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. Golden profile rests against a sweep of red on a pale blue disc. A long flat building with a tall column at the right sits across the bottom, with tiny characters along its front. It is 2 inches in diameter.

A tidy little setting with a very long facade.