Flag of Malta source of the Maltese colours, inspiring the red and white shield used during the British colonial period. The George Cross originally appeared on the flag placed on a blue canton (see List of flags of Malta). The flag was changed on 21 September 1964 with Malta's independence when the blue canton was replaced by a red fimbriation the intention being that the Cross appear less prominent. The civil ensign shows a red field, bordered white and charged with a blank Maltese cross. Flag of Malta The flag of Malta () is a basic bi-colour, with white in the hoist and
Flag of Canada Canadian craft shop in Ottawa. The colours 0/100/100/0 in the CMYK process, PMS 032 (flag red 100%), or PMS 485 (used for screens) in the Pantone colour specifier can be used when reproducing the flag. For the Federal Identity Program, the red tone of the standard flag has an RGB value of 255–0–0 (web hexadecimal #FF0000). In 1984, the National Flag of Canada Manufacturing Standards Act was passed to unify the manufacturing standards for flags used in both indoor and outdoor conditions. The first flag known to have flown in Canada was the St George's Cross carried by John Cabot