Chinese Mao Zedong Circular Lapel Pin

Profile with a cap-shaped emblem beneath it and a red ribbon banner of characters.

This Mao Zedong circular 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. Glossy golden profile fills the top of a red disc, with a small rimmed cap emblem sitting under the collar. A curled red banner with raised gold characters stretches across the lower part. It is 2.25 inches in diameter.

The ribbon adds the headline, and the portrait adds the weight.