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No. 107 / 195Flag of Malta
Capital
Valletta
Continent
Europe
Flag adopted
1964
Designer
Not individually credited

Malta

Colors and meaning

  • Red #CF142B

    Historically linked to the Knights of Malta and to bravery

  • White #FFFFFF

    Peace

Symbolism and history

A white-over-red bicolor bears the George Cross in the upper hoist, the British civilian gallantry medal awarded to the entire island in 1942 for its endurance under WWII siege and incorporated directly into the flag at independence in 1964.

No documented visual overlap

Malta’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from Europe, for browsing:

Further reading: Flag of Malta on Wikipedia

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