Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Floating above a rifle and a slanted pen, a gold head owns the red panel.

This Mao Zedong 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. Tall gold-bordered red rectangle with a gold head in profile at the top. Beneath, a crossed rifle and a brush-like tool lie diagonally, above a plaque of tiny raised characters. It is 1 inches wide and 1.25 high.

Pen and rifle, politely sharing a corner.