Flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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The flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, or the Jerusalem flag,[2] display a white cross on a red field (blazon gules a cross argent), ultimately derived from the design worn by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades.
State Flag [1] | |
Proportion | 2:3 |
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Adopted | 13th century |
Design | A red field with the white Latin cross extending to the edges of the flag |
Flag of the Order's Works | |
Design | A red field with a white Maltese cross in the center |
Grand Master's flag | |
Design | Red with a white Maltese cross surrounded by the collar of the order and surmounted by a crown |
The flag represents the Sovereign Military Order of Malta as a sovereign institution. The state flag bears a Latin cross that extends to the edges of the flag. The flag of the Order's works represents its humanitarian and medical activities, and bears a white Maltese cross on a red field. Both flags together represent the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Its constitution states: "The flag of the Order bears either the white Latin cross on a red field or the white eight-pointed cross (cross of Malta) on a red field."[3]