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The Lesser Coat of Arms is the one more frequently used in Sweden today.
This colorful banner features three crowns of gold, two over one, topped by a bejeweled closed crown.
The three crowns have been, in one way or another, an emblem of Sweden since 1336, then used as a familiar symbol of the "Three Wise Kings."
An additional legend regarding its application is that King Magnus Eriksson (1319-64) adopted the three crowns to symbolize his title, "King of Norway, Sweden and all of Scania," - a southern province.
