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On 2 October 2005, "On Parade" was distributed as part of "The Sunday
Times", celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Malta. "On
Parade" is available, as a series of PDF files, on the website of the Armed
Forces of Malta:
http://www.afm.gov.mt/pgOnParade.htm.
Of particular
interest are the articles:
- "Maltese regiments and their Colours", by
Stephen Spiteri Staines, pp. 35-36.
- "The De Redin Tower", by David P. Attard, pp. 39.|
Ivan Sache, 6 November 2008
The Malta Armed Forces Act, which came into force on 22 September 1970, made
provision for the raising and maintenance of armed forces in Malta and to
provide for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto. With this
instrument, Malta could set up its own standing armed forces. On 1 October 1970,
500 Maltese officers and men of the Royal Malta Artillery, an old and
distinguished regiment, ceased forming part of the British Army and became part
of the Malta Land Force, which some time later was designated as the Armed
Forces of Malta.
Images of flag:
https://afm.gov.mt/en/info/Pages/AFM-Colours.aspx
https://afm.gov.mt/en/PublishingImages/home/bannerupdate2/colors.jpg
https://www.facebook.com/ArmedForcesOfMaltaafm
Zoltan Horvath, 7 July 2024
Here is a two-page pdf file with a detailed discussion on the ceremonial colours
of the Armed Forces of Malta:
http://www.afm.gov.mt/onParade/35-36 MT REGTS AND THEIR COLOURS.pdf. What is
most fascinating is that the AFM has long had a strong artillery tradition - and
artillery in the British tradition don't carry ceremonial flags - yet it now has
an infantry regiment, complete with a National and a Regimental Colour, the
latter featuring a whole array of artillery-related emblems!
Miles Li,
4 December 2005
![[Malta Armed Force Regimental Colour]](../images/m/mt^afmc.gif)
image by
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
The Regimental Colour of the Armed Forces of Malta is an oddity amongst
military flags within the British tradition. This infantry colour bears the
symbols of artillery, which normally would carry no ceremonial flags.
Specifically, it is a red-above-blue bicolour, bearing at the centre the badge
of the Royal Malta Artillery (minus Royal Crown), which is the main predecessor
of the modern-day Armed Forces of Malta; the motto "TUTELA BELLICAE VIRTUTIS"
means "Guardian of War Virtue". The four corners bear the seven-flamed grenade above
the scroll reading "MALTA", tilted 45 degrees. Currently it carries three battle
honours on scrolls, from top to bottom: "MDCCC" (Siege of Valetta 1800); "EGYPT
1882"; and (below the motto) "MALTA 1942". All emblems are in gold, with the
exception of the Maltese Cross of the RMA badge, which is white. Red sleeve;
golden fringe, cord and tassels; black pole with a silver finial in the form of
a hollowed spearhead bearing a Maltese Cross.
Miles Li, 1 November
2008
![[Malta Armed Force Regimental Colour]](../images/m/mt^rc.gif)
image by
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
Blue field with the emblem flanked by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns.
Additional scroll bearing the inscription ‘MALTA 1940-42’, below which is the
George Cross. A silver Maltese cross appears in each corner of the Colour.
Fringe is gold and blue.
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
![[Malta Armed Force National Colour]](../images/m/mt^pc.gif)
image by
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022 and Zoltan Horvath, 7 July 2024
The Armed Forces of Malta's National Colour is the National Flag with a yellow
de Redin Tower at the centre, above a yellow scroll reading "FORZI ARMATI". Red
sleeve; golden fringe, cord and tassels; black pole with a silver finial in the
form of a hollowed spearhead bearing a Maltese Cross.
Miles Li, 2 November
2008
Design of the flag of Malta with an image of a tower with doors. Based on
images online, the design of the tower underwent some recent stylistic changes
seen in the image above. The fringe is all gold.
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
Images of flag:
https://afm.gov.mt/en/info/Pages/AFM-Colours.aspx
https://afm.gov.mt/en/PublishingImages/home/bannerupdate2/colors.jpg
https://afm.gov.mt/en/forcestructure/Pages/Structure.aspx
Based on
images, the cross is grey on this flag.
Zoltan Horvath, 7 July 2024
![[Malta Armed Force Queen's Colour]](../images/m/mt^qc.gif)
image by
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
Design of the flag of Malta with central emblem surmounted by the Royal
Crown. Fringe is gold.
Hemendra Bhola, 9 June 2022
