Historical Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 870–909 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate used in Malta | Undefaced black banner. | |
| 909–1091 | Flag of the Fatimid Caliphate used in Malta | Undefaced green banner. | |
| 1091–1943 | Malta Civil Flag (Unofficial) | Undefaced white-red vertical bicolor. Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1530–1798 | Flag of the Order of Saint John | Red rectangular flag quartered by a white cross. | |
| 1798–1800 | Flag of France used in Malta | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. | |
| 1800–1801 | Flag of Great Britain used in Malta | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland. | |
| 1801–c.1814 | Flag of Great Britain and Ireland used in Malta | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). | |
| c.1814–1875 | British Malta State ensign | Red Ensign with a white St George's cross, but no badge. | |
| 1875–c.1898 | British Malta State ensign | Blue ensign. Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread. | |
| c.1898–1923 | British Malta State ensgin | Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red shield with pointed top and gold border. | |
| 1923–1943 | British Malta State ensign | Blue ensign. Badge: White and red shield with pointed top and gold border. | |
| 1943–1964 | British Malta State ensign | Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red flat top shield with George Cross on blue canton. | |
| 1943–1964 | Malta Civil Flag (Unofficial) | White-red vertical bicolor with George Cross on blue canton. | |
| 1967–1974 | Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Flag for Malta | The royal cypher on blue, taken from the Queen's Personal Flag, in the centre of a banner of the Arms (became obsolete when Malta became a Republic on December 12, 1974). Ratio 2:3. | |
| 1875-c. 1898 | Governor's Flag | Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread, on a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag. | |
| c.1898–1943 | Governor's Flag | Badge: White and red shield with pointed top and gold border, on a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag. | |
| 1943–1964 | Governor's Flag | On a white circle surrounded by a garland on the Union Flag of the Governor. | |
| 1964–1974 | Governor-General's Flag | Commonwealth blue with the Royal Crest and Malta scroll. |
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