Badge of honor
By Yi Ling | China Features | Updated: 2009-12-10 08:04
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Wen Jiyan poses with a porcelain badge with the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in his hand. Above are various designs of Mao badges. |
In antique stores in Leshan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, most porcelain badges with the portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong sell for around 40 yuan ($6). But some go for as much as 10,000 yuan and are much sought after by collectors from home and abroad.
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