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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]
Malta Civil Flag (Unofficial) White-red vertical bicolor with George Cross on blue canton. 1967–1974: Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Flag for Malta: One of Queen Elizabeth II's personal flags. This flag was used when she was Queen of Malta until it was made redundant by the introduction of a republican form of government in 1974.
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 ...
Together with the flag of Malta, it is also flown from Fort St Angelo in Birgu, Malta. [5] It goes with the Grand Master and members of the Sovereign Council when they make official visits. The Flag of the Order's Works, featuring a Maltese cross, is flown by the SMOM's Grand Priories, Subpriories, and National Associations.
The Flag of Malta displays the George Cross in the upper corner of the hoist. The Cross and the King's message are today found in the National War Museum in Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta. Harrods department store [12] flew the Maltese flag to mark Malta's 70th anniversary as a George Cross Island [13] from the 1 to 28 March 2012. [14]
In 1942 the island was awarded the George Cross, which today appears on Malta's flag and coat of arms. In 1964 Malta became an independent Commonwealth realm known as the State of Malta, and in 1974 it became a republic while remaining in the Commonwealth. Since 2004 the country has been a member state of the European Union.
Malta: 1530 1798 1800 1801 1814 1875 1898 1923 1943 1964 Malta: Marshall Islands: 1885 1889 1914 1919 1944 1947 1965 1979 Marshall Islands: Mauritania: 1900 1959 2017 Mauritania: Mauritius: 1666 1710 1789 1810 1869 1906 1923 1968 Mauritius: Mexico: 1519 1821 1821 1823 1864 1867 1893 1916 1934 1968 Mexico: Micronesia: 1885 1899 1914 1919 1944 ...
This is a timeline of Maltese history, ... The Union Jack flies over Valletta for the first time, alongside the Neapolitan flag. 1800: 4 September: The French ...