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The following is a list of flags of Malta.
[edit] National flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1964—Present |
State flag and naval ensign |
White and red, augmented in the canton by a depiction of the British George Cross. Ratio 2:3. |
 |
1964—Present |
Civil ensign |
Red, bordered white and charged with a white Maltese cross. Ratio 2:3. |
[edit] Gozo Island
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1964—Present |
Flag of the island Gozo |
Silver, with depiction of black hills and waves. The hills are representative of Gozo's rural countryside. |
[edit] Governmental flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1988—Present |
Presidential standard |
Blue, with the arms of Malta in the centre and a golden Maltese cross in each corner. Ratio: 2:3. |
 |
?—Present |
Commissioner of the Police Force |
Blue triangular pennant with a silver representation of the Malta Police badge in the centre. |
 |
?—Present |
Archbishop's standard |
A papal flag (two equal vertical stripes, gold and silver), but with the ratio: 2:3. |
[edit] Military flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
|
1964—Present |
Military ensign |
Identical to the State flag. White and red, augmented in the canton by a depiction of the British George Cross. Ratio 2:3. |
 |
1964—Present |
Naval jack |
A George Cross proper fimbriated in red in the centre of a white square, within a red square. Each corner of the red square shall contain a white Maltese Cross. Ratio: 1:1. |
 |
?—Present |
Commander of the Armed Forces' Pennant |
Red triangular pennant with the golden emblem of the Armed Forces. |
[edit] Historical flags
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1967-1974 |
Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Flag for Malta |
The royal cypher on blue in the centre of a banner of the Arms (became obsolete when Malta became a Republic on December 12, 1974). Ratio 2:3. |
|
1964-1974 |
Governor-General's Flag |
Commonwealth blue with the Royal Crest and Malta scroll. |
|
1943-1964 |
State ensign |
Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red flat top shield with George Cross on blue canton. |
|
1943-1964 |
Governor's Flag |
On a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag of the Governor. |
|
1923-1943 |
State ensign |
Blue ensign. Badge: White and red shield with pointed top and gold border. |
|
c.1898-1923 |
State ensgin |
Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red shield with pointed top and gold border. |
|
c.1898-1943 |
Governor's Flag |
Badge: White and red shield with pointed top and gold border, on a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag. |
 |
1875-c.1898 |
State ensign |
Blue ensign. Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread. |
|
1875-c.1998 |
Governor's Flag |
Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread, on a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag. |
|
19th century |
Century ensign |
Red Ensign with a white St George's cross, but no badge. |
 |
?-1964 |
Civil ensign (unofficial) |
Undefaced white-red vertical bicolor. Ratio 2:3. |
[edit] Subdivisions
[edit] See also
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