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The royal warrant which created the Victoria Cross prescribed a Maltese cross, but the medal has always in fact been a cross pattée. The official symbol of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is the cross pattée , though the organization's founder thought it was a Maltese cross when the organization was formed in 1865.
Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross [2] [3] [4] or scarlet lychnis, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol , Jerusalem cross [ 5 ] and nonesuch .
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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
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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 ...
A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1904–present Flag of South Australia [6] [8] A piping shrike on a gold background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1876–present Flag of Tasmania [6] A red lion on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1877–present [a]
Red Ensign with a white St George's cross, but no badge. 1875 – c. 1898: British Malta State ensign: Blue ensign. Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread. c. 1898–1923: British Malta State ensgin: Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red shield with pointed top and gold border. 1923–1943