Businesses, corporates, & political parties also use lapel pins to designate achievement and membership.
Lapel pins are a common element of employee recognition programs, and they are presented to individuals as a symbol of an accomplishment.
[6][7] Politicians in the United States often wear American flag lapel pins, especially after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
There are still multiple online shops run by people outside of China who make and sell lapel pins.
In all processes, the outer shape of the pin is stamped out from a sheet of steel, aluminum, copper, brass, or iron.