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. The medal is made of silver.
Selected recipients Source:
Year Date Recipient 1997 26 May Martin Böttger civil rights activist 1997 26 May Jörg-Peter Weigle conductor 2001 26 May Walter Priesnitz "Häftlingsfreikauf" negotiator usw. 2002 27 May Kurt Biedenkopf minister president 2003 2 May Vytautas Landsbergis former president of Lithuania 2005 26 May Ludwig Güttler Restoration of the Frauenkirche 2005 26 May Matthias Rößler Saxon education policy 2008 31 May Hans-Christoph Rademann Engagement for art and culture in and for Saxony 2011 28 May Erich Iltgen former president of the Landtag 2012 2 June Roderich Kreile Kreuzkantor 2016 25 June Peter Schowtka member of the Landtag of Saxony 2020 18 July Mordechay Lewy diplomat and historian
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