Chinese Mao Zedong Lapel Pin

Above a steamship and some tiny gulls, a red flag ripples.

This Mao Zedong lapel pin is from China, and dates to the 20th century. 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. Outline follows the shape of a waving flag, with gold edges and a red field holding a gold head in profile. A steamship sails through blue-and-white waves below, with small gold birds overhead and lettering across the flag. It is 1.25 inches wide and 1 high.

A flag with a nautical streak.