{"id":327,"date":"2017-02-09T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/?page_id=327\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:27:40","slug":"flags-emblems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/the-order-of-malta\/flags-emblems\/","title":{"rendered":"Flags & Emblems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Flag of the Order’s Works<\/a><\/h5>\n
The red flag with the the eight-pointed white cross is the flag of the Order of Malta\u2019s works. The eight-pointed cross has been used in the Order as long as the latin cross, and stems from the Order\u2019s ancient links with the Republic of Amalfi. Its present form dates back over 400 years; the first clear reference to an eight-pointed cross was its representation on the coins of Grand Master Fra\u2019 Foulques de Villaret (1305-1319). This is the flag flown by the Order\u2019s Grand Priories and Subpriories, its 48 National Associations and over 100 diplomatic missions around the world. It also flies over hospitals, medical centres and out-patients\u2019 departments, as well as wherever the Order of Malta\u2019s ambulance corps, foundations and specialised units operate.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Flag of His Most Eminent Highness the Grand Master<\/a><\/h5>\n
The red flag with white eight-pointed cross encircled by the Collar and surmounted by a crown is the personal flag of the Grand Master. It flies over the Magistral Palace and the Order\u2019s Magistral seats when he is in residence.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Order of Malta\u2019s armorial bearing<\/a><\/h5>\n
The armorial bearings of the Order display a white latin cross on a red oval field surrounded by a rosary, all superimposed on a white eight-pointed cross and displayed under a princely mantle surmounted by a crown (as described in Article 6 of the Order\u2019s Constitution). It is the emblem of the Sovereign Order of Malta\u2019s Grand Magistry and its Institutions: the Grand Priories, Subpriories, National Associations and Diplomatic Missions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Emblem of the Order\u2019s works<\/a><\/h5>\n
The emblem is the symbol of the Order of Malta\u2019s medical and humanitarian activities worldwide.
\nIt is a red shield with a white, eight-pointed cross (as described in Article 242 of the Order of Malta\u2019s Code).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Institutions The Flag of the Order’s Works The red flag with the the eight-pointed white cross is the flag of the Order of Malta\u2019s works. The eight-pointed cross has been used in the Order as long as the latin cross, and stems from the Order\u2019s ancient links with the Republic of Amalfi. Its present […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-rsidebar.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-327","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6744,"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/327\/revisions\/6744"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}