Coat of Arms of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Appearance
The Coat of Arms of South Ossetia, adopted in 1998, is based off of the Coat of arms of North Ossetia-Alania, with the addition of the Russian text for "Republic South Ossetia", "Республика Южная Осетия" above the seal, and the Cyrillic Ossetic "Республикæ Хуссарыстон" (Rupublic of Khussar İrıston) below the seal.