Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Red ring, a grey grin, and a neat line of red text below.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is porcelain. 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. Thin red line borders the white round, uneven in places. The cap-wearing figure is shaded in black and grey with a broad smile, and a row of small red characters sits across the lower edge. It is 1.75 inches in diameter.

Well framed, and quite pleased about it.