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.
Da bandeira tamén se di que representa a estrutura social da antiga sociedade oseta, que foi dividida en tres grupos sociais que formaban un conxunto orgánico: a aristocracia militar, o clero, e o pobo ordinario.