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Object Type
badge
Museum number
2014,4041.46
Description
Chairman Mao badge. Circular badge.
(whole)
Portrait of Mao Zedong (head and collar) in gold on red sunray background.
(obverse)
Production date
1960s-1970s
Production place
Made in:
Guangzhou
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Hangzhou
Materials
aluminium
Technique
stamped
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Wang 2008 / Chairman Mao Badges. Symbols and Slogans of the Cultural Revolution
(58)
(similar)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
politics
Associated names
Portrait of:
Mao Zedong 毛泽东
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Christina Mungan
Acquisition date
2014
Acquisition notes
Given to the donor in Hangzhou in the 1980s.
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
2014,4041.46