Chairman Mao badge (Chinese: 毛主席像章; pinyin: Máo zhǔxí xiàngzhāng) is the name given to a type of pin badge displaying an image of Mao Zedong that was ubiquitous in the People's Republic of China during the active phase of the Cultural Revolution, from 1966 to 1971.

What is a Mao badge? A Chairman Mao badge (Mao zhuxi xiangzhang 毛主席像章) is a small pin or brooch that features an image of Mao Zedong, and that normally was worn pinned to the wearer’s chest.

《毛主席像章：文革符号和口号》Chairman Mao Badges: Symbols and Slogans of the Cultural Revolution本图录介绍了300件大英博物馆藏毛主席像章，为初学者介绍了这批像章制作和使用的历史背景，以及其设计元素和其象征意义。

What is a Mao badge? ed to the wearer’s chest. The standard Mao badge is 1-3cm in diameter, made of aluminium, red in colour, and features a raised embossed image of Mao’s head in profile, usua

Badges carrying the image of Mao Zedong first appeared in China before liberation. They were produced sporadically until the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, when in late summer 1966 they began to be manufactured in massive quantities.

This badge portrays Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He is shown with the rays of the sun emanating from him. The badge bears the inscriptions 'Respectfully...

Chairman Mao badge. Circular stamped badge. (whole) Profile of Mao Zedong (head and collar) on red background. Flag bearing hammer and sickle, three banners carrying inscriptions, each banner topped with balloons, fireworks. Below Mao is the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tian'anmen Square.

2024年10月11日 · Chairman Mao badge (Chinese: 毛主席像章; pinyin: Máo zhǔxí xiàngzhāng) is the name given to a type of pin badge displaying an image of Mao Zedong that was ubiquitous in the People's Republic of China during the early period …

This badge reproduces a famous photograph depicting Chairman Mao on the Tian’anmen Rostrum with Defence Minister Lin Biao at a Red Guard rally in 1966. The badge was made to commemorate the CCP’s 9th Party Congress in 1969, at which Lin Biao was officially designated as Mao’s successor.

To give an idea of scale, in China today serious collections start at 10,000 different Mao badges. This catalogue starts with the modest collection of 300 Mao badges at the British Museum.