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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 was first recognized in May of 1952. [2] It is the only national flag to feature English ...
Flag of the Order of Saint John used in Malta: Red rectangular flag quartered by a white cross. 1798–1800: Flag of France used in Malta: A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. 1800 onwards: Flag of Great Britain and Ireland used in Malta: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's saltire ...
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
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, colors reversed with a proportion of 5:3. The flag is still used by the Knights' modern successor, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
National Flag Graphical Specifications; CONSTRUCTION SHEET: See additional notes in the construction sheet infobox. Author: See File history below for details. Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Flag map of Malta.svg; Flag of Malta (variant).svg; Flag of Malta-2.png; SVG development
English: Flag of Malta flown at the Olympics in 1948 and 1960 and unofficially used on the island from 1943 to 1964. Date 8 September 2008 (original upload date)
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 17:03, 17 September 2019: 1,200 × 600 (1,017 bytes): Great Brightstar: Rework blue and red colors: 20:34, 12 October 2009
English: State Ensign of Malta from 1898 to 1923. ... Flag of Malta; ... Country data Malta; Usage on da.wikipedia.org