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The current emblem of Malta is described by the Emblem and Public Seal of Malta Act (1988) as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the National Flag; above the shield a mural crown in gold with a sally port and eight turrets (five only being visible) representing the fortifications of Malta and denoting a City State; and around the ...
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 ...
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, out of 14 total.
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]
2nd Flag of The Kingdom of Sicily under The Crown of Aragon used in Malta: Similar to the Aragonese Señera, but with 2 white triangles with an eagle inside of both triangles. 1410–1516: 3rd Flag of The Kingdom of Sicily under The Crown of Aragon used in Malta: An inverted version of the previous flag. 1516–1530: Flag of the Habsburg Spain ...
The golden edge of the hurt represents Malta's 'imperial and royal history' as part of the Kingdom of Aragon and subsequently of Spain, the Principality of Malta at the time of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the British Empire and lastly the time when Malta was an independent monarchy from 1964 until 1974.
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 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.