badge
- Museum number
- 2004,0108.109
- Description
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Chairman Mao badge. (whole)
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Three-quarter portrait of Mao Zedong (head, cap with red star, collar with red tabs), on stipled yellow circle, surrounded by red sunray background with wavy edge. Below Mao are seven sunflowers (large central sunflower; six smaller sunflowers). The central three sunflowers carry the inscription (writtten in red). Gold outer circle. (obverse)
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Hollowed out form of Mao's head. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1966-1976
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 40 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This object was made during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Cultural Revolution
- Acquisition date
- 2004
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 2004,0108.109
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: DH 141 (temporary number)