Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille


The Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille is an award by the German state Bavaria, which is awarded annually by the Bavarian state parliament to persons who have rendered outstanding services to the Bavarian constitution. The medal is given in Silver and Gold.
The medal was established on 1 December 1961, donated by the then president of parliament, as the necessity arose to honour long-serving members of parliament. The inscription on the medal is "Bayerische Verfassung" with the Roman year figures MDCCCXVIII, MCMXIX and MCMXLVI, the obverse shows the Coat of arms of Bavaria.
On 20 July 2011, the medal was elevated to the rank of an order.

Recipients

Many politicians received the medal, including Franz Götz and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger. Members of the Bavarian parliament receive it usually after three legislative periods, ministers typically after one term. The medal has been awarded also to artists such as ballerina Konstanze Vernon, and clerics such as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, the later pope.

2001