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It's the banner saying that you will get a golden crown if you finish the level on the first try. It's visible when you start a new level and effectively blocks the entire top of the screen - so you cannot see what you are supposed to gather, etc. until the banner disappears on its own - and this takes a long time. Or at least it seems like a long time when you are eager to start the level! :-)
On hard levels there is the additional banner about the scroll quest. So that's two banners which takes even more time.
I will be able to make a screenshot next Wednesday when I get new levels; hopefully someone else can do it quicker.