Constitutional Portuguese

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The Constitutional Portuguese , also called Portuguese for short , is a medal awarded by the Hamburg Senate since 1956 . With this new coinage, the Senate is building on an old form of honor. The Portuguese is a gift "for extraordinary people and extraordinary occasions".

Portuguese in gold

In practice, these are primarily medals awarded by the Senate on the occasion of state visits or anniversaries. The constitutional Portuguese is awarded for 40 years of service in a weight adjusted to the gold price instead of a fixed cash price.

The front side shows two mermaids , above them an arm with a torch, below them the city gate from the coat of arms of Hamburg . The Latin transcription Libertatem quam peperere maiores digne studeat servare posteritas corresponds to the motto above the portal of the town hall .

Portuguese in silver and bronze

In order to honor the services to the Hamburg bourgeoisie, the Central Committee of Hamburg Citizens' Associations decided on its 100th anniversary in 1986 to donate a Portuguese citizen and use him to honor some Hamburgers who do something special for their city every year. This is also known as the Portuguese “Citizens thank” .

The award goes back to an initiative of the then First Mayor Klaus von Dohnanyi . Since 1988 it has been presented jointly by the President of the Central Committee and the Senate at a ceremony in Hamburg City Hall.

Prize winners (examples)

Portuguese in gold

  • 1965: Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , on her state visit
  • 1974: Margrethe II , Queen of Denmark
  • 1989: Peter-Michael Kolbe
  • 2008: GGW Group (Gossler, Gobert & Wolters Group), oldest insurance broker in continental Europe, for its 250th anniversary. The company has "played a decisive role in shaping the Hamburg financial center". It is a "medium-sized company that contributes to the dynamic growth of Hamburg's economy".
  • 2009: Dr. Jürgen Gündisch , lawyer, member of the Hamburg parliament, judge at the Hamburg Constitutional Court, member of the Hamburg judges' selection committee from 1973 to 1993
  • 2009: Hermann Jonas, after 17 years as regional area leader (LBF) of the volunteer fire brigade and a total of 40 years of fire service for the city of Hamburg
  • 2017: Meeting of an honorable businessman in Hamburg , for the 500th anniversary of "the largest value-oriented business association in Europe"
  • 2019: Holger Lutterman, teacher at the City Nord vocational school after 40 years as a sports teacher

Portuguese in silver

  • 2004: Christl Bremer, co-founder and executive chairwoman of the phönikks foundation
  • 2009: Klaus-Peter Kohl , boxing promoter and entrepreneur, "because he and many of his athletes are committed to children in need, to violence prevention in the 'Action Sport instead of Violence', to the socially disadvantaged and to victims of crime."
  • 2009: HanseMerkur mutual health insurance , for their social commitment (since 1979 award for child protection, sports promotion for everyone and for the benefit of social causes, Foundation for competitive sports and science promotion at the university clinic)
  • 2010: Pöseldorf volunteer fire brigade
  • 2016: Albert Darboven , entrepreneur and patron, on the 150th anniversary of his company

Portugaleser in bronze

  • 1987: Gerda Geduhn, founding member and first director of the local history museum in the Eidelstedt community center
  • 1994: Seaman's Choir Hamburg
  • 1995: Witta Pohl , actress
  • 1997: Wolfgang Paul, chairman of the Wandsbek Citizens' Association for more than 30 years from 1848
  • 1998: Günther Holst, honorary chairman of the Hamburg-Harvestehuder gymnastics club from 1872
  • 2001: Gerd Hoffmann, second chairman of the Bergedorf Citizens' Association, editor of numerous illustrated books on Bergedorf and Hamburg topics; Kazuo Kanemaki , choir director of the Hamburg Seaman's Choir and the Hamburg Police Choir
  • 2004: Michael Pommerening, founder of the (local history) Mühlenbek Verlag in Hamburg-Wandsbek ; Heinz C. Harms, chairman of the Hamburg homeland association “Up ewig ungedeelt”, services to the Low German language
  • 2006: Ute Nerge, co-founder of the support association for the children's hospice Sternenbrücke ; Wolfgang Vacano, founder and head of the Altonaer Stadtarchiv e. V.
  • 2009: Hedwig Sander, second chairwoman of the Flottbek-Othmarschen Citizens' Association

Individual evidence

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