Flag of Malta
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The Flag of Malta is a vertical bicolor of white and red featuring a representation of the George Cross in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the country's bravery and its historical ties to the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Malta canonical | 2 |
| Flags of Malta | 1 |
| civil ensign of Malta | 1 |
| flag of Malta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Malta Context triple: [Embassy of Malta in Washington, D.C., symbolUsed, Flag of Malta]
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A.
Vatican City flag
The Vatican City flag is a vertically divided yellow and white banner featuring the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy See.
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B.
Flag of Monaco
The Flag of Monaco is a simple horizontal bicolor national flag consisting of red over white, representing one of the world's smallest and oldest principalities on the French Riviera.
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C.
Flag of Cyprus
The Flag of Cyprus is a white field featuring a copper-colored silhouette of the island above two green olive branches, symbolizing peace and the country's copper resources.
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D.
Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is the official ensign used in the British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, reflecting their status as a British Overseas Territory.
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E.
Flag of Gibraltar
The Flag of Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory flag featuring a distinctive red castle and golden key on a white and red field, symbolizing Gibraltar’s historic role as the “key” to the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Malta Target entity description: The Flag of Malta is a vertical bicolor of white and red featuring a representation of the George Cross in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the country's bravery and its historical ties to the United Kingdom.
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A.
Vatican City flag
The Vatican City flag is a vertically divided yellow and white banner featuring the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy See.
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B.
Flag of Monaco
The Flag of Monaco is a simple horizontal bicolor national flag consisting of red over white, representing one of the world's smallest and oldest principalities on the French Riviera.
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C.
Flag of Cyprus
The Flag of Cyprus is a white field featuring a copper-colored silhouette of the island above two green olive branches, symbolizing peace and the country's copper resources.
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D.
Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is the official ensign used in the British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, reflecting their status as a British Overseas Territory.
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E.
Flag of Gibraltar
The Flag of Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory flag featuring a distinctive red castle and golden key on a white and red field, symbolizing Gibraltar’s historic role as the “key” to the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1964-09-21 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | independence of Malta from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Mediterranean island nation of Malta ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
National symbols of Malta ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| designElementPosition | George Cross in upper hoist corner ⓘ |
| ensignVariant |
Flag of Malta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
civil ensign of Malta
naval ensign of Malta ⓘ state ensign of Malta ⓘ |
| features |
The George Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
George Cross
|
| GeorgeCrossAwardedBy |
George VI
ⓘ
surface form:
King George VI
|
| GeorgeCrossAwardedInYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossAwardedTo | people of Malta ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossAwardReason | heroism and devotion during World War II ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossColor | grey ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossMaterialDepicted | silver ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossOutlineColor | red ⓘ |
| GeorgeCrossShape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| hasDesign | vertical bicolor ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | colors traditionally associated with the Knights of Malta ⓘ |
| isDepictedOn |
Maltese embassies abroad
ⓘ
Maltese government buildings ⓘ official Maltese documents ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
flag of Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Peru (in color arrangement but without George Cross)
|
| legalStatus |
Constitution of Malta
ⓘ
surface form:
defined in Constitution of Malta
|
| officialStatus | official flag of Malta ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Blue Ensign defaced with Malta badge ⓘ |
| proportionWidthToHeight | 3:2 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Member States of the United Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations member states
|
| redFieldPosition | fly side ⓘ |
| sideCount | two vertical bands ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bravery
ⓘ
historical ties to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Malta
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Malta
|
| usedSince | 1964 ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet on George Cross inscription ⓘ |
| whiteFieldPosition | hoist side ⓘ |
| writingOnGeorgeCross | FOR GALLANTRY ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Malta Description of subject: The Flag of Malta is a vertical bicolor of white and red featuring a representation of the George Cross in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the country's bravery and its historical ties to the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flags of Malta
this entity surface form:
flag of Malta
this entity surface form:
civil ensign of Malta