The Maltese cross is not Maltese (2)

I read with interest Carmel Meilak's letter regarding the Maltese Cross replacing the George Cross on the nation's flag. What many people don't realise is that the so-called Maltese Cross is really the cross of Amalfi in Italy, for it was merchants...

I read with interest Carmel Meilak's letter regarding the Maltese Cross replacing the George Cross on the nation's flag. What many people don't realise is that the so-called Maltese Cross is really the cross of Amalfi in Italy, for it was merchants from that city who first financed the Knights, who adopted it as their emblem. So one cross is as foreign as the other.

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