Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Doves cross the sky while a gold ship rides a very red sea.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is metal. 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. Red field with a wavy gold base fills the rectangle. A gold head in profile sits at upper left, a tall ship sails to the right with small gold birds above, and a lettered strip runs along the lower edge. It is 1.25 inches wide and 0.75 high.

Fair winds and a strong shade of red.