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The original flag of the Knights Hospitaller consisted of a white Maltese Cross on a black background, however this was never used in Malta. The only flag used in Malta in the time of the Knights consisted of a white symmetrical cross on a red field with the cross having a width of 1/5 the height of the flag – similar to the flag of England ...
National flag of Malta alongside the flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The flag of Malta (il-bandiera ta' Malta) is a bicolour, with white in the hoist and red in the fly. A representation of the George Cross, awarded to Malta by George VI in 1942, is carried, edged with red, in the canton of the white stripe. [1]
The Flag of the Order's Works, featuring a Maltese cross, is flown by the SMOM's Grand Priories, Subpriories, and National Associations. As a symbol of its humanitarian works, the Order flies it at its hospitals and medical facilities. It is sometimes described as the "Grand Master's flag," but it is not used as a personal standard.
Undefaced white-red vertical bicolor. This was the unofficial flag of Malta until 1943. A variant flag is known to exist. 1993—2000: Mġarr (village) A blue field with a yellow cartwheel. 2000—Present: Mġarr (village) A trilithon, symbol of Skorba Temples, on wavy blue and white lines. 1993—c.2007: Mosta (town) A white flag with a red cross.
The coat of arms of Malta is the national coat of arms of the country of Malta.. The present coat of arms is described by the Emblem and Public Seal of Malta Act of 1988 as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the national flag of Malta; above the shield a mural crown in gold with a sally port and five turrets representing the fortifications of Malta and denoting a city-state; and ...
Flags of Malta (2 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Malta (5 C, 10 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Malta" The following 14 pages are in this category ...
The Huguenot cross, a symbol of French Protestants, is an eight-pointed cross with a dove. The United Protestant Church of France used an emblem that combined a stylized Latin cross and a Maltese cross. In Spain, the golden eight-pointed cross is the symbol used by the military Medical Corps.
Own work.From Malta's constitution... (1) The National Flag of Malta consists of two equal vertical stripes, white in the hoist and red in the fly. (2) A representation of the George Cross awarded to Malta by His Majesty King George the Sixth on the 15th April, 1942 is carried, edged with red, in the canton of the white stripe.