The Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille (Saxon Constitutional Medal) is awarded by the Free State of Saxony to persons who have rendered outstanding services to the liberal democratic development of the Free State.

It was founded in 1997 to mark the fifth anniversary of the final vote on the constitution of the Free State of Saxony and to commemorate the peaceful revolution in 1989 and is awarded annually by the president of the Landtag of Saxony, the state parliament. From 1997 to 2022, the medal was awarded to 181 people.[1] The medal is made of silver.[2]

Selected recipients

Source:[3]

Year Date Recipient
199726 May Martin Böttgercivil rights activist
199726 May Jörg-Peter Weigleconductor
200126 May Walter Priesnitz"Häftlingsfreikauf" negotiator usw.
200227 May Kurt Biedenkopfminister president
20032 May Vytautas Landsbergisformer president of Lithuania
200526 May Ludwig GüttlerRestoration of the Frauenkirche
200526 May Matthias RößlerSaxon education policy
200831 May Hans-Christoph RademannEngagement for art and culture in and for Saxony
201128 May Erich Iltgenformer president of the Landtag
20122 June Roderich KreileKreuzkantor
201625 June Peter Schowtkamember of the Landtag of Saxony
202018 July Mordechay Lewydiplomat and historian

References

  1. "Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille". Der Sächsische Landtag (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille". WochenKurier (in German). 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Träger der Verfassungsmedaille". Der Sächsische Landtag (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.


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