Coat of Arms of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
# Coat of Arms of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania

The Coat of arms of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, a federal subject of Russia, is a red disc featuring a Caucasian leopard with seven white mountains in the background. The mountains symbolize the Ossetian landscape, while the leopard is an iconic inhabitant of the Caucasus mountains.

## History

### Terek Oblast

Under the Russian Empire, the territory of present-day North Ossetia was a part of the Terek Oblast. The coat of arms of the Terek Oblast was approved on 15 March 1873.

### North Ossetian ASSR

The North Ossetian ASSR was formed on 5 December 1936. The 1940 edition of the constitution stated:

"The state emblem of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is the state emblem of the RSFSR, which consists of a golden sickle and hammer placed crosswise, handles downward, on a red background in the sun and framed by ears of corn, with the inscription 'RSFSR' and 'Proletarians of all countries, unite!' in Russian and Ossetian languages (РСФСР/УСФСР) (ӔППӔТ БӔСТӔТЫ ПРОЛЕТАРТӔ БАИУ УТ!) and the addition of, under the inscription reading "RSFSR", a smaller inscription reading 'North Ossetian ASSR' in both Russian and Ossetian languages. (ЦӔГАТ-ИРЫСТОНЫ АССР)" (Article 111).

In 1978 both the arms of the North Ossetian ASSR and the emblem of the RSFSR were modified to include a red star.

### Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

On 24 November 1994 the Parliament of North Ossetia, an autonomous republic within Russian Federation, approved and enacted Act No. 521, which had the country adopt a coat of arms designed by Murat Dzhigkaev. The prototype for the emblem was based on Vakhushti Bagrationi's "Banner of Ossetia", dated 1735.

## Gallery

* "Banner of Ossetia" by Vakhushti Bagrationi (1735)
* Coat of arms of the Terek Oblast (1860–1920), of which North Ossetia was formerly contained in.
* Coat of arms of the North Ossetian ASSR (1940–1978)
* The coat of arms of the North Ossetian ASSR (1978–1991)
