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| Use | National flag and state and naval ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 21 September 1964 |
| Design | A vertical bicolour of white and red with the representation of the George Cross edged in red on the upper hoist-side corner of the white band. |
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| Use | Civil ensign |
| Design | A red field with a white border, and a white Maltese cross in the center. |
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]
- ^ "LEĠIŻLAZZJONI MALTA". legislation.mt. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ Murphy, Philip (2013). Monarchy and the End of Empire: The House of Windsor, the British Government, and the Postwar Commonwealth. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-921423-5.