Governor-General's Flag 1964-1974 (Malta)

Last modified: 2013-07-31 by rob raeside
Keywords: governor-general | lion: passant guardant | crown: royal | scroll (yellow) | malta |
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1:2 image by Željko Heimer and Graham Bartram
Flag abolished 12th December 1974

• Description

See also:

• Rank Flags and Pennants (Malta)
• British Colonial Flags
• Malta

Description

The Governor General's flag was the standard pattern Commonwealth blue with Royal Crest and Malta scroll. On the 12th December 1974, Malta became a republic within the British Commonwealth, and the then Governor General, Sir Anthony Mamo, became the President.
Adrian Strickland, 5 April 1997

On independence the Governor was replaced by a Governor-General (crest on blue flag) until 1974 when Malta became a republic.
David Prothero, 15 December 2000