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The flag used by the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania (Ossetian: Цӕгат Ирыстон — Алани тырыса) and the Republic of South Ossetia[note 1] (Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны тырыса, romanized: Xwssar Ïrıstonı tırısa) is a tricolour, top to bottom white, red, and yellow. The flag is also said to represent the social structure of ancient Ossetian society, which was divided into three social groups forming an organic whole: the military aristocracy, the clergy, and ordinary people.[citation needed] The colours symbolise moral purity (white), martial courage (red) and wealth and prosperity (yellow). In blazons, the flag is described as Per fess Argent and Or, a fess Gules.
The flag was prescribed by the South Ossetian Constitution of November 26, 1990 and confirmed by the Regulation on the National Flag of March 30, 1992.[1] The flag of North Ossetia-Alania was set in law on October 2, 1991, but in December the middle stripe was changed to purple, and then changed back to red on November 24, 1994.[2][3]
The flag is also used by the pro-Georgian Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia, formerly based in Kurta, which opposes the Russian-backed separatist government in Tskhinvali.
The flags of North Ossetia-Alania and South Ossetia are almost identical. Both flags have identical proportions (1:2).[2] The flag is also similar to that of the Austrian state of Carinthia, the latter being essentially an ‘upside-down’ version of the Ossetian flag.
Under the Soviet Union, 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 Russian 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[]
[citation needed]
| Colour model | White | Red | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | Safe | Red 032 | Yellow 116 |
| CMYK | 0.0.0.0 | 0.90.86.0 | 0.0.100.0 |
| RGB | (255,255,255) | (250,60,50) | (255,255,0) |
| HTML | #FFFFFF | #EF4135 | #FFFF00 |
| NCS | S 0300 N | S 0580 Y80R | S 0570 G70Y |
Historical Flags[]
See also[]
- Coats of arms of Ossetia
- Gallery of sovereign state flags
Notes[]
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References[]
- ^ "Государственная символика Республики Южная Осетия | Парламент Республики Южная Осетия". www.parliamentrso.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Республика Северная Осетия - Алания. Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry. July 15, 2007. Accessed June 25, 2021.
- ^ "On the State Flag of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania", The Law of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania dated 24.11.1994 No. 522A, Vladikavkaz, 1994. Accessed 24 June 2021.
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