Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille Explained

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]

YearDateRecipient
1997 26 May civil rights activist
1997 26 May conductor
2001 26 May "Häftlingsfreikauf" negotiator usw.
2002 27 May minister president
2003 2 May former president of Lithuania
2005 26 May Restoration of the Frauenkirche
2005 26 May Saxon education policy
2008 31 May Engagement for art and culture in and for Saxony
2011 28 May former president of the Landtag
2012 2 June Kreuzkantor
2016 25 June member of the Landtag of Saxony
2020 18 July diplomat and historian

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille . Der Sächsische Landtag . de . 10 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Sächsische Verfassungsmedaille . WochenKurier . 14 June 2022 . de . 10 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Träger der Verfassungsmedaille . Der Sächsische Landtag . de . 10 August 2022.