"1974Z"^^ . "Malta"@en . "(\"[By]virtue and constancy\")" . "1964-09-21Z"^^ . "\"Virtute et Constantia\"" . . . "State of Malta"@en . . . "1964Z"^^ . "The State of Malta, known unofficially in common parlance as Malta, was a predecessor to modern-day Malta. It existed between 21 September 1964 and 13 December 1974, when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth.When British rule ended in 1964, the Malta Independence Act 1964 transformed the British Crown Colony of Malta into an independent sovereign Commonwealth realm; the British monarch, Elizabeth II, became Queen of Malta (Re\u0121ina ta' Malta)."@en . . "1974-12-13Z"^^ . "Stat ta\u2019 Malta"@en . .