Official Flag Of Malta
Malta pride s official flag vote now.
Official flag of malta. Above the shield a mural crown in gold with a sally port and eight turrets five only being. The left side of the flag is red and the right side is white. Malta civil flag unofficial white red vertical bicolor with george cross on blue canton. The maltese flag is very symbolic to the maltese people because of its historical significance in the context of malta.
We have asked the public to submit their ideas and these are the proposals that we received react with a or on your favourite one on our facebook page if you think we should keep the original one please. It lies 80 km 50 mi south of italy 284 km 176 mi east of tunisia and 333 km 207 mi north of libya. This flag was used to represent her as queen of malta until. You will learn what makes the maltese flag so special to the maltese people and to the.
Under the malta flag a yacht may be registered as a private yacht or a commercial yacht. The emblem of malta is described by the emblem and public seal of malta act cap 253 as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the national flag of malta. And around the shield a wreath of two branches. Queen elizabeth ii s personal flag for malta.
The emblem of malta is described by the emblem and public seal of malta act 1975 as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the national flag of malta. From the maltese government website modified by antónio martins. The island achieved independence from british rule in 1964. The merchant shipping directorate considers a private registered yacht to be any pleasure yacht of 6 metres in length or more which does not carry passengers for reward and is not engaged in trade but is used for the sole purpose of the owner.
Repubblika ta malta and formerly melita is a southern european island country consisting of an archipelago in the mediterranean sea. Malta ˈ m ɒ l t ə ˈ m ɔː l t ə. Geographical and political facts flags and ensigns of malta. Do you remember the controversy about our malta pride 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. Malta island country located in the central mediterranean sea with a close historical and cultural connection to both europe and north africa lying some 58 miles 93 km south of sicily and 180 miles 290 km from either libya or tunisia. This flag became the official flag and symbol of malta both to the maltese people and to outsiders on september 21 1964. One of queen elizabeth ii s personal flags.
The red hue in the maltese flag is officially documented as pantone 186 c rgb 207 20 43 hex cf142b or spot colour 50 rubine red 50 warm red. The dexter of. Officially known as the republic of malta maltese. Malta civil flag unofficial undefaced white red vertical bicolor.