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Maltese cross
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cross symbol associated with the Knights Hospitaller
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Vinony's link graph records 907 inbound references to Maltese cross, and connects out to crosses in heraldry, Russian Orthodox cross and Coptic cross.
Vinony files it under Accuracy disputes from January 2026, Christian crosses and Crosses in heraldry.
Vinony links it to 40 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
Cross of the Order of Saint John Cross of the Order of Saint Lazarus
The Maltese cross (also the Amalfi cross) is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maltese cross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.