Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il badges are lapel pins with portraits depicting either one or both of the Eternal Leaders of North Korea, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The badges have been common since the late 1960s, and are produced by the Mansudae Art Studio .

Jul 2, 2024 · A photograph provided by North Korean state media was said to show a senior official wearing a pin with the image of Kim Jong-un during a ruling Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang on Sunday.

Jul 2, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather.

Jul 6, 2024 · North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins featuring their leader Kim Jong Un. Experts say the new pins reflect Kim's efforts to establish a distinct, lasting legacy.

Dec 9, 2022 · Limited edition lapel pins depicting both men against the red flag of the Korean Workers’ Party – called the “double badge” – used to be considered extremely rare, because they were only issued...

Jul 2, 2024 · North Korean state media on Sunday published photos showing top officials wearing pins featuring the portrait Kim Jong Un, the country's powerful leader, for the first time, in a symbolic...

Jul 1, 2024 · A pin featuring the solitary portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is perceived as an effort to reinforce his position as the sole leader, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.

Jun 30, 2024 · A portrait pin, a key symbol of the Kim family's cult of personality, must be worn by everyone in North Korea, from ordinary citizens to top officials. The pin featuring Kim Il-sung, North Korea's founder, began production and distribution in November 1970, while his successor Kim Jong-il's pin started being produced in February 1992 for his ...

Jun 30, 2024 · North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of...

Jul 2, 2024 · For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level...