Maltese cross

The Maltese Cross has been the symbol of the Christian warrior since the First Crusade.

In recent centuries it has come to be adopted by bodies such as the Order of St. John and the United States Fire Service, and appears on the coat-of-arms of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz district.

In Great Britain the first postmark employed for the cancellation of the then new postage stamps in the 1840s was the shape of a Maltese Cross and named accordingly.

Modified versions appear as the Victoria Cross and on the flag of Wallis and Futuna.