The Malta flag map shows the flag of Malta in empty Malta map. This flag map of Malta will allow you to know the history, origins and composition of the flag of Malta in Southern Europe. The Malta flag map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Tradition states that the colours of the flag were given to Malta by Roger I of Sicily in 1090. Roger fleet landed in Malta on the completion of the Norman conquest of Sicily. It is said that local Christians offered to fight by Roger side against the Arab defenders. In order to recognise the locals fighting on his side from the defenders, Roger reportedly tore off part of his chequered red-and-white flag as you can see in Malta flag map. This story has, however, been debunked as a 19th century myth, possibly even earlier due to the Mdina, Malta old capital, associating its colours with Roger in the late Middle Ages. The flag of the Knights of Malta, a white cross on a red field, was a more likely source of the Maltese colours, inspiring the red and white shield used during the British colonial period.

The George Cross originally appeared on the flag placed on a blue canton. The flag was changed on 21 September 1964 with Malta independence when the blue canton was replaced by a red fimbriation the intention being that the Cross appear less prominent as its shown in Malta flag map. The flag has remained unchanged since. The Maltese national flag is unique in bearing a decoration from another country, in this case the United Kingdom (although flags like those of Fiji and Tuvalu retain a number of elements from the colonial era). This has been the cause of occasional controversy since Malta independence. The civil ensign is entirely different: it shows a red field, bordered white and charged with a white Maltese cross. The Merchant Flag of Malta, the civil ensign, was introduced by the Merchant Shipping Act and consists of a red field bordered in white, with a white Maltese Cross at its centre. This flag is flown by Maltese civilian vessels as their ensign. Maltese military vessels fly the National Flag.

The National Flag of Malta is defined in the Constitution and consists of two equal vertical stripes, white in the hoist and red in the fly, with a representation of the George Cross, edged with red, in the canton of the white stripe; the breadth of the flag is one and a half times its height as its mentioned in Malta flag map. The George Cross decoration was awarded by King George VI for collective gallantry in 1942. Malta remained the only collective awardee of the decoration until it was awarded to the Royal Ulster Constabulary of Northern Ireland in 1999. The Presidential Flag of Malta was introduced by a proclamation dated December 12, 1988. This flag is flown on the President official residences and offices and on all occasions at which he is present. It has the same proportions as the National Flag and consists of a blue field with the Emblem of Malta at its centre; and a Maltese Cross in gold in each corner.