List of flags of Malta

The following is a list of flags of Malta.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1964—Present	State flag and naval ensign	White and red, augmented in the canton by a depiction of the British George Cross. Ratio 2:3.
	1964—Present	Civil ensign	Red, bordered white and charged with a white Maltese cross. Ratio 2:3.
	1964—Present	Banner of arms of Gozo, second-largest island in the Republic of Malta	Symbolizes the islands nickname, 'The Island of the Three Hills', and also the fact that it is surrounded by sea.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1814—Present	Commissioner of the Police Force	Blue triangular pennant with a silver representation of the Malta Police badge in the centre.
	1988—Present	Presidential standard	Blue, with the arms of Malta in the centre and a golden Maltese cross in each corner. Ratio: 2:3. Previously used the national flag.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1988—Present	National Colour	Identical to the State flag. White and red, augmented in the canton by a depiction of the British George Cross. On the colour boundary there is a golden De Redin tower placed at the middle, and a golden scroll with the words FORZI ARMATI at the bottom.
	1988—Present	Military Colour	Red at the top and blue at the bottom, bearing at the centre the badge of the Royal Malta Artillery, which is the main predecessor of the modern-day Armed Forces of Malta; the motto TUTELA BELLICÆ VIRTUTIS. The four corners bear the seven-flamed grenade above the scroll reading MALTA, tilted 45 degrees. On the top of the badge there are two battle honours on scrolls, MDCCC, EGYPT 1882. Below the badge there is another battle honour MALTA 1942.
	1964—Present	Military ensign	Identical to the State flag. White and red, augmented in the canton by a depiction of the British George Cross. Ratio 2:3.
	1964—Present	Naval jack	A George Cross proper fimbriated in red in the centre of a white square, within a red square. Each corner of the red square shall contain a white Maltese Cross. Ratio: 1:1.
	c.1973—Present	Commander of the Armed Forces' Pennant	A red triangular pennant with golden emblem of the Armed Forces. The emblem is a mason tower of de Redin, which represents fortification and Malta defences back to the time of the knights of St. John.

Some flags had been used prior to the creation of local councils in 1993. The coats of arms of the local councils are officially recognised, however the flags are not and thus a number of variants exist. Since 1993, a new local council, Mtarfa, has been created, and the local councils of Attard, Birżebbuġa, Floriana, Kalkara, Lija, Mellieħa, Mġarr, Mosta, Nadur, Naxxar, Paola, Qrendi, Siġġiewi, Xgħajra and Żebbuġ have changed their flags and coats of arms. Some, such as Mosta, had minor differences, but others, like Xgħajra changed the arms completely.