The flag of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania ( os, Цӕгат Ирыстон — Алани тырыса, Tsagât Irešton – Âlâni terešâ), a federal subject of

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. The flag is also said to represent the social structure of ancient

Ossetia Ossetia ( , ; os, Ирыстон or , or ; russian: Осетия, Osetiya; ka, ოსეთი, translit. ''Oseti'') is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

n society, which was divided into three social groups forming an organic whole: the military aristocracy, the clergy, and ordinary people. The colours symbolise moral purity (white), martial courage (red) and wealth and prosperity (yellow). In

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s, the flag is described as ''Per fess Argent and Or, a fess Gules''. The proportions are 1:2.Республика Северная Осетия - Алания
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, North Ossetia had a predominantly red flag with blue trim on the left edge, the hammer and sickle and the words "North Ossetian ASSR" in both

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and Ossetian. Shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was replaced with the present flag, which was adopted on October 2, 1991.

Colour scheme

Historical Flags

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North Ossetian ASSR The North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ( os, Цӕгат Ирыстоны Автономон Советон Социалистон Республикӕ, Tsagât Ireštone Âvtonomon Šovêton Šotsiâlišton Rêšpublika; russian: ...

, and then of the North Ossetian SSR (June 24, 1981 - October 2, 1991) File:Flag of the North Ossetian ASSR (1954-1981).svg, Flag of North Ossetian ASSR (June 16, 1954 - June 24, 1981) File:Flag of the North Ossetian ASSR (1938-1954).svg, Flag of North Ossetian ASSR (June 28, 1938 - June 16, 1954), with the Ossetian language written in Cyrillic File:Flag of the North Ossetian ASSR (1937-1938).svg, Flag of North Ossetian ASSR (July 3, 1937 - July 28, 1938), with Russian and Ossetian written in Latin File:Flag of the Mountain Republic.svg, Flag of

Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (MRNC; also known as the United Republics of the North Caucasus, Mountain Republic or the Republic of the Mountaineers) was a country in the North Caucasus formed by the unification of Circassians ...

(1917-1922)

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Flags of the federal subjects of Russia

Colour scheme

Historical Flags

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