MODESTY - Modesty (from “to be modest,” “to withdraw,” “to be content,” “to do without”) is synonymous in today’s usage with “frugality,” “modesty,” “simplicity,” “restraint. It can refer to the nature of a person (= modesty as a character trait) or also only distinguish a certain behavior (= simple lifestyle, luxury renunciation). In the positive evaluation it forms the counterpart to terms such as “Geltungsucht”, “arrogance”, “immodesty”, “excessiveness” or “ostentation”. In a mockingly pejorative tone, it is found in phrases such as “a modest achievement,” “blessed with a modest intelligence,” “coming from modest circumstances.” Self-ironically one speaks also of “my modest share” (= small share), “my modest person” (= my little one), “my modest contribution”, “my modest gift” (= bring-along/donation).

The definitions of the coins are taken from Wikipedia.