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The flag is a banner of the arms. The county consists of the Southwest part of Småland, and the arms are like the arms of Småland, but with the lion placed upon a triple mountain. This image had been used in the seal of the county for a long time before the grant of the arms.
Sources:
· C. Nevéus/B.J. de Wærn: Ny svensk vapenbok, 1992 [nev92]
· C.G.U. Scheffer: Svensk vapenbok för landskap, län och städer,
1967 [sch67].
Elias Granqvist 1 October 2000