Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Two flags above two clasped hands, all squeezed into a small red rectangle.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Propaganda posters of the era generally pictured a utopian society, with smiling farmers, brave soldiers and happy people gathered around Mao, who was cast as a benevolent father and wise teacher. Gold border frames a small panel. The top shows a dark red flag with a black emblem at the left and a red flag with stars at the right, and gold clasped hands sit below, above a line of text. It is 0.75 inches wide and 0.5 high.

A friendly handshake in a very small room.