Flag of Malta
The flag was first officially hoisted Malta on 21 September 1964.
Description
The flag consists of two equal vertical stripes: white left and right red. In the upper left corner of the white color field, the George Cross is shown with a red border to comply with the heraldic rules.
History
The vertically divided red - white flag has a centuries- old tradition in Malta. You should go back to the Norman Hauteville ruling family, the I. Roger of Sicily in 1090 and conquered Malta.
Between 1814 and 1964, Malta was a British colony and therefore used a Blue Ensign with the colonial coat of arms. The Governor flags consisted of the Union Flag with the umkranzten escutcheon in the center.
- Maltese Blue Ensign and Governor flags
Flag of about 1898-1923
Flag 1923-1943
Flag 1943-1964
Flag governor from 1875 to about 1898
Governor Flag of about 1898-1943
Governor Flag 1943-1964
In addition, Malta continued the red - white flag as a Civil Flag, which was usually set next to the Union Jack. As of 28 December 1943, the flag was added to the Malta awarded George's cross on a blue square in the naval jack. The Cross is a military decoration in coat of arms and flag of the entire population of Malta for their courage and bravery during the Italian and German air raids in World War II by the British King George VI. was awarded. The flag remained until independence in 1964 in Malta use. The new national flag was removed and the blue field.
Until 1974 Malta became a republic, Queen Elizabeth II was the head of state of the former colony. Your script showed her personal emblem. The Governor-General also had its own flag.
Unofficial, Civil Flag, 1943-1964
Royal standard of Elizabeth II October 31, 1967 to December 12, 1974
Flag of the Governor General, 1964-1974
Merchant flag
The merchant flag of Malta is the Maltese cross in white on a red background, surrounded by a white border. The cross comes from the Knights of St. John, which until 1798 ruled the islands from 1530. This greatly differs from the national flag design is due, among other things, that the national flag of Malta - apart from George's cross - identical to the "H" signal flag international flag alphabet, which also means in shipping "I have a pilot on board ". Any use of the national flag on ships would therefore provoke a permanent risk of confusion.
Waving Flag Commercial
Gösch
President script
Source
- Smith / Neubecker: coats of arms and flags of all nations, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-87045-183-1