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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7" title="شعار مالطا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="شعار مالطا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_gerbi" title="Malta gerbi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Malta gerbi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambang_Malta" title="Lambang Malta – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Lambang Malta" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Герб Мальты – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Герб Мальты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Герб Мальты – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Герб Мальты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Герб на Малта – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Герб на Малта" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grb_Malte" title="Grb Malte – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Grb Malte" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escut_de_Malta" title="Escut de Malta – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Escut de Malta" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A1tn%C3%AD_znak_Malty" title="Státní znak Malty – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Státní znak Malty" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltas_nationalv%C3%A5ben" title="Maltas nationalvåben – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Maltas nationalvåben" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wappen_Maltas" title="Wappen Maltas – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wappen Maltas" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_vapp" title="Malta vapp – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Malta vapp" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Εθνόσημο της Μάλτας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Εθνόσημο της Μάλτας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escudo_de_Malta" title="Escudo de Malta – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Escudo de Malta" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazono_de_Malto" title="Blazono de Malto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Blazono de Malto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA" title="نشان ملی مالت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نشان ملی مالت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoiries_de_Malte" title="Armoiries de Malte – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Armoiries de Malte" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escudo_de_Malta" title="Escudo de Malta – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Escudo de Malta" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%B0%ED%83%80%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EC%9E%A5" title="몰타의 국장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="몰타의 국장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Մալթայի զինանշան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մալթայի զինանշան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grb_Malte" title="Grb Malte – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Grb Malte" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="মাল্টার চিনত্হান – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="মাল্টার চিনত্হান" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stemma_di_Malta" title="Stemma di Malta – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Stemma di Malta" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%94" title="סמל מלטה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סמל מלטה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="მალტის გერბი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მალტის გერბი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltas_%C4%A3erbonis" title="Maltas ģerbonis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Maltas ģerbonis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltos_herbas" title="Maltos herbas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Maltos herbas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1lta_c%C3%ADmere" title="Málta címere – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Málta címere" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Грб на Малта – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Грб на Малта" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblema_ta%27_Malta" title="Emblema ta' Malta – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Emblema ta' Malta" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen_van_Malta" title="Wapen van Malta – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wapen van Malta" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E7%AB%A0" title="マルタの国章 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マルタの国章" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltas_riksv%C3%A5pen" title="Maltas riksvåpen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Maltas riksvåpen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_gerbi" title="Malta gerbi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Malta gerbi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Malty" title="Herb Malty – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Herb Malty" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%A3o_de_armas_de_Malta" title="Brasão de armas de Malta – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Brasão de armas de Malta" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stema_Maltei" title="Stema Maltei – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Stema Maltei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Герб Мальты – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Герб Мальты" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_o_airms_o_Maltae" title="Coat o airms o Maltae – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Coat o airms o Maltae" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B1_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Грб Малте – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Грб Малте" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grb_Malte" title="Grb Malte – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Grb Malte" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltan_vaakuna" title="Maltan vaakuna – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Maltan vaakuna" 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href="/wiki/Banner_of_arms" title="Banner of arms">banner of arms</a>, which serves as <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Malta" title="Flag of Malta">national flag</a></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Armiger" title="Armiger">Armiger</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Republic of Malta</a><br /> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">as well as:</span></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Myriam_Spiteri_Debono" title="Myriam Spiteri Debono">Myriam Spiteri Debono</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">President of Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Abela" title="Robert Abela">Robert Abela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta" title="Prime Minister of Malta">Prime Minister of Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Malta" title="Cabinet of Malta">Cabinet of Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta" title="Parliament of Malta">Parliament of Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Malta" title="Judiciary of Malta">Judiciary of Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> National Audit Office </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Heads of Maltese <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Malta" title="List of diplomatic missions of Malta">diplomatic missions</a> (ambassadors, consuls, etc) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Maltese civil law notaries </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">28 October 1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crest_(heraldry)" title="Crest (heraldry)">Crest</a></th><td class="infobox-data">A mural crown with a <a href="/wiki/Sally_port" title="Sally port">sally port</a> and five <a href="/wiki/Vedette_(sentry)" title="Vedette (sentry)">vedettes</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Shield_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shield (heraldry)">Shield</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Malta" title="Flag of Malta">Flag of Malta</a>: Per pale argent and gules, a representation of <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> argent fimbriated gules in Dexter Chief</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Supporter" title="Supporter">Supporters</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Dexter, An olive branch; sinister, a palm branch in vert all in their proper colours, tied at base with a ribbon argent, backed gules and upon which is written in capital letters sable the name of the country in the <a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese language</a>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Motto" title="Motto">Motto</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Repubblika ta' Malta</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>coat of arms of Malta</b> is the <a href="/wiki/National_coat_of_arms" title="National coat of arms">national coat of arms</a> of the country of <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>. </p><p>The present <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> is described by the Emblem and Public Seal of Malta Act of 1988 as a <a href="/wiki/Shield" title="Shield">shield</a> showing an heraldic representation of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Malta" title="Flag of Malta">national flag of Malta</a>; above the shield a <a href="/wiki/Mural_crown" title="Mural crown">mural crown</a> in gold with a <a href="/wiki/Sally_port" title="Sally port">sally port</a> and five <a href="/wiki/Turret_(architecture)" title="Turret (architecture)">turrets</a> representing the <a href="/wiki/Fortifications_of_Malta" title="Fortifications of Malta">fortifications of Malta</a> and denoting a <a href="/wiki/City-state" title="City-state">city-state</a>; and around the shield a <a href="/wiki/Wreath" title="Wreath">wreath</a> of two branches: the dexter of <a href="/wiki/Olive" title="Olive">olive</a>, the sinister of <a href="/wiki/Palm_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Palm tree">palm</a>, symbols of <a href="/wiki/Peace" title="Peace">peace</a> and traditionally associated with Malta, all in their proper colours, tied at base with a white ribbon, backed red and upon which are written the words <span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Repubblika ta' Malta</i></span> (“Republic of Malta” in <a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>) in capital letters in black.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Presidential Standard of Malta</figcaption></figure> <p>The national coat of arms also appears on the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">Presidential Standard of Malta</a>. </p><p>The various coats of arms appear on passports, excise stamps, official documents and various other uses. Many Maltese coins feature a coat of arms, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_Maltese_lira#Second_series_(1986-2007)" title="Coins of the Maltese lira">second series</a> of the Maltese lira, some <a href="/wiki/Maltese_euro_coins" title="Maltese euro coins">Maltese euro coins</a>, and many gold or silver commemorative coins (either denominated in the Maltese lira or in <a href="/wiki/Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Malta)" title="Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Malta)">Euro</a>). Coats of arms were featured various times on Maltese postage stamps as well. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coats_of_arms_between_1800_and_1964">Coats of arms between 1800 and 1964</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Malta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Coats of arms between 1800 and 1964"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Malta was a British <a href="/wiki/Malta_Protectorate" title="Malta Protectorate">protectorate</a> from 1800 to 1813 and a <a href="/wiki/Malta_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Malta Colony">colony</a> from 1813 to 1964. The coat of arms used in Malta was the arms of Great Britain: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_(1714%E2%80%931801).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1800–1801"><img alt="1800–1801" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg/240px-Coat_of_arms_of_Great_Britain_%281714%E2%80%931801%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1800–1801</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1801-1816).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1801–1816"><img alt="1801–1816" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg/240px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281801-1816%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1801–1816</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1816-1837).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1816–1837"><img alt="1816–1837" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/240px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1816–1837</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1901-1952).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1901–1952"><img alt="1901–1952" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg/240px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281901-1952%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1495" data-file-height="1482" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1901–1952</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(St_Edward%27s_Crown).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1952–1964"><img alt="1952–1964" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg/120px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg/180px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg/240px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28St_Edward%27s_Crown%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1952–1964</div> </li> </ul> <p>However, Malta had three colonial badges between 1875 and 1964. The first (1875 – <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1898</span>) showed a white Maltese cross on a white and red panel, the second (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1898</span> – 1943) showed a white and red shield (like the arms of Mdina), and the third (1943–1964) was like the 1898 arms, but with a <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> on a blue <a href="/wiki/Canton_(heraldry)" title="Canton (heraldry)">canton</a> on the white half. All three badges were featured on the Maltese state ensigns and the Governor's flag: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_Malta_(1875%E2%80%931898).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1875 – c. 1898"><img alt="1875 – c. 1898" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg/120px-Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg/180px-Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg/240px-Badge_of_Malta_%281875%E2%80%931898%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="302" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1875 – <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1898</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_Malta_(1898%E2%80%931943).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="c. 1898 – 1943"><img alt="c. 1898 – 1943" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg/120px-Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg/180px-Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg/240px-Badge_of_Malta_%281898%E2%80%931943%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="302" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1898</span> – 1943</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_Malta_(1943%E2%80%931964).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1943–1964"><img alt="1943–1964" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg/120px-Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg/180px-Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg/240px-Badge_of_Malta_%281943%E2%80%931964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="302" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1943–1964</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coat_of_arms_between_1964_and_1975">Coat of arms between 1964 and 1975</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Malta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coat of arms between 1964 and 1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_(1964%E2%80%931975).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg/225px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg/300px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931975%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1467" data-file-height="1120" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of Malta from 1964 to 1975</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_(1964%E2%80%931974).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg/225px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg/300px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Governor-General_of_Malta_%281964%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1474" data-file-height="1381" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the Governor-General of Malta</figcaption></figure> <p>This <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> was adopted upon <a href="/wiki/State_of_Malta" title="State of Malta">independence</a> on 21 September 1964. It depicts two <a href="/wiki/Dolphin" title="Dolphin">dolphins</a> which support a depiction of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Malta" title="Flag of Malta">Maltese flag</a>, one with <a href="/wiki/Palm_branch" title="Palm branch">palm branch</a> and the other with an <a href="/wiki/Olive" title="Olive">olive</a> twig representing victory and <a href="/wiki/Peace" title="Peace">peace</a> respectively. Above is a mural crown shaped like a <a href="/wiki/Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort">fort</a> with five octagonal turrets surmounts a helmet, with red and white ribbons. Below are blue waves representing the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maltese_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese Cross">Maltese eight-pointed Cross</a> representing the connection with the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller" title="Knights Hospitaller">Order of St. John</a> as well as courage and determination. The ribbon under the shield has the motto <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Virtute et Constantia</i></span> (by Valour and Firmness). Nowadays, this motto is used by the National Order of Merit. </p><p>A version with a <a href="/wiki/Lion_(heraldry)" title="Lion (heraldry)">statant guardant lion</a> on the <a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Crown" title="St Edward's Crown">St Edward's Crown</a> instead of the mural crown was also used, and this served as the coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Malta" title="Governor-General of Malta">Governor-General of Malta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-times8-5-11_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times8-5-11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Emblem_between_1975_and_1988">Emblem between 1975 and 1988</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Malta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Emblem between 1975 and 1988"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Malta_(1975%E2%80%931988).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg/150px-Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg/225px-Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg/300px-Emblem_of_Malta_%281975%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="682" /></a><figcaption>Emblem of Malta from 1975 to 1988</figcaption></figure> <p>This emblem was adopted on the 11 July 1975, seven months after Malta became a republic. It showed a coastal scene with the rising sun, a <a href="/wiki/Dg%C4%A7ajsa" title="Dgħajsa">traditional Maltese boat</a>, a shovel and a pitchfork, and an <i><a href="/wiki/Opuntia" title="Opuntia">Opuntia</a></i>. All of these symbols are somewhat connected to <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>. Underneath the image the then-new name of the state <span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Repubblika ta' Malta</i></span> (Republic of Malta) was written. </p><p>The Maltese Prime Minister, <a href="/wiki/Dom_Mintoff" title="Dom Mintoff">Dom Mintoff</a>, had wanted to change the 1964 coat of arms since he mistook the mural crown as representing royalty and therefore had no place on republican Malta's coat of arms.<sup id="cite_ref-times8-5-11_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times8-5-11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mintoff chose a class of art students taught by <a href="/wiki/Esprit_Barthet" title="Esprit Barthet">Esprit Barthet</a> to create a design to be used on the covers of passports, and a design by Edward Abela was chosen. A final design was agreed upon and the new passports were printed and the design was officially adopted as the emblem of Malta.<sup id="cite_ref-times8-5-11_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times8-5-11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emblem was controversial since it was not heraldic, and it was replaced by the current coat of arms soon after the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">Nationalists</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Maltese_general_election,_1987" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese general election, 1987">1987 election</a>. It was proposed that the 1964 coat of arms be readopted, but eventually a simplified version of it was chosen. The new coat of arms was designed by Adrian Strickland, who prepared preliminary sketches, and Robert Calì, who finished the design.<sup id="cite_ref-times8-5-11_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times8-5-11-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Malta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg/120px-George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg/180px-George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg/240px-George_Cross_Malta_P1440218.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1344" data-file-height="2356" /></a><figcaption>The George Cross awarded to Malta (National War Museum, Malta)</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Malta" title="Flag of Malta">Flag of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Malta" title="History of Malta">History of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Malta" title="Culture of Malta">Culture of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Malta" title="Politics of Malta">Politics of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_heraldry" title="Maltese heraldry">Maltese heraldry</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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