Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century.
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Altar cross; Ambulance; Anchored cross
English: A heraldic Maltese cross with white background. Converted from the following PostScript code: %! /l{lineto}def 20 420 moveto 290 310 l 180 580 l 300 500 l 420 580 l 310 310 l 580 420 l 500 300 l 580 180 l 310 290 l 420 20 l 300 100 l 180 20 l 290 290 l 20 180 l 100 300 l closepath fill showpage %EOF
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more
This file was derived from: US Department of Veteran Affairs Emblem 64 - Maltese Cross.jpg: Licensing. Public domain Public domain false false:
This image is a derivative work of the following images: Cross of the Knights Hospitaller.png licensed with PD-self . 2009-02-13T15:07:10Z S@bre 600x600 (13654 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=A white Malta cross on a black background, one of the insignias attributed to the [[w:Knights Hospitaller|Knights Hospitaller]]}} |Source=Derivative work of public domain image [[:File:Maltes
Banners of the order at the Siege of Rhodes (1480), shown as gules a cross argent, and as counter-quarterly gules a cross argent and or a cross ancrée gules (c. 1483).. The arms of the Knights Hospitaller were granted in 1130 by Pope Innocent II, for differentiation from the Templars who displayed the reversed colours.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us