The Ta' Xbiex coat of arms depicts a ship's wheel since it is the main marina in Malta. It was officially
approved on 19th February 1993 when the Local Councils were set up in Malta for the first time. (Government Supplement No
15,718 - section C, No 30 ; Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta, Nru. 15,718, 19 ta' Frar, 1993, Taqsima C, Nru 30)
'Ta' means 'of' and 'Xbiex' either is derived from 'Xawbas' - a wild prickly shrub of the raspberry genus - or
from 'Tax-Xbiek' meaning 'of the nets'.
Your information source on the city of Ta' Xbiex (in south-eastern Malta),
the
parish and locality.