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 The arms depict a golden crowned lion (often called the Lion of Finland) rampant holding a sword on its armoured hand and trampling on a sabre. Around the lion are scattered nine silver roses.
-Lion has been a common charge in Nordic arms and used in royal Swedish heraldry since 13th century. The first Duke of Finland (Bengt Bigersson, 1254-1291) used as his arms the arms of the House of Folkunga: a crowned lion rampant with three bends sinister on a field sémy of hearts.
+Lion has been a common charge in Nordic arms and used in royal Swedish heraldry since 13<sup>th</sup> century. The first Duke of Finland (Bengt Bigersson, 1254-1291) used as his arms the arms of the House of Folkunga: a crowned lion rampant with three bends sinister on a field sémy of hearts.
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 Originally, the roses around the lion were just space-filling decoration and their number varied between emblazons. Only later was the number established as nine, then seen as a reference of the nine provinces of Finland.
-In later drawings of the arms in the 17th and 18th century the lion had most often lost its armoured arm; this was most likely result of erroneous copying. Sometimes the lion was also depicted holding the sabre with its left arm. At times the lion was also depicted with a twin tail, most likely inspired by the Bohemian lion.
+In later drawings of the arms in the 17th and 18<sup>th</sup> century the lion had most often lost its armoured arm; this was most likely result of erroneous copying. Sometimes the lion was also depicted holding the sabre with its left arm. At times the lion was also depicted with a twin tail, most likely inspired by the Bohemian lion.
 In the Finnish War (1808-1809) Sweden lost Finland for Russia, and Finland became the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. The coat of arms was unchanged, only the crown above the arms changed shape.