sentences:  The coats of arms of the local councils are officially recognised, however the flags are not and thus a number of variants exist.Since 1993, a new local council, Mtarfa, has been created, and the local councils of Attard, Birżebbuġa, Floriana, Kalkara, Lija, Mellieħa, Mġarr, Mosta, Nadur, Naxxar, Paola, Qrendi, Siġġiewi, Xgħajra and Żebbuġ have changed their flags and coats of arms.Some, such as Mosta, had minor differences, but others, like Xgħajra changed the arms completely.