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Coats of arms of Ossetia

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The coats of arms of Ossetia is a disk gules with a snow leopard passant or with sable spots on a ground or with as background seven mountains argent (i.e. a red disk with a golden snow leopard with black spots standing on a golden ground and with seven white mountains in the background). The mountains on the seal symbolize the Ossetian landscape, while the snow leopard is an iconic (but now seriously endangered) inhabitant of the Caucasus mountains.

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Asymmetric, Closed shape, Colorful, Contains curved lines, Has crossing lines.

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Coats of arms of Ossetia is part of the Coat of Arms group.

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