GERMANY-Augsburg 1700s Biblical Medal on The Feminine Virtues by Philipp Heinrich Müller.

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1700s, Germany, Augsburg. Biblical Medal on The Feminine Virtues. Silver Medal.

Mint Year: 1700s
Reference: G.P.H. 1058, Forster 877.
Medallist (engraver): Philipp Heinrich Muller (1654–1719 AD)
Mint Place: Augsburg (as free City within the Holy Roman Empire).
Denomination: Medal - The Feminine Virtues: Beautifuly as as Rachel, wise as Ruth, w. Martha's diligence & Mary's passion, woman's room, dowry good.).
Condition: Minor scratches and hairlines in fields, otherwise a nicely toned XF-AU!
Material: Silver
Weight: 14.59gm
Diameter: 38mm


Obverse: Standing allegoric figures of Rahel (maternal care and beauty) and Ruth (loyalty, redemption, and the inclusion) vis-a-vis.
Legend: 1 SCHOEN WIE RAHEL - KLUG WIE RVTH
Translated: "1 Beautiful like Rahel, wise like Ruth..."
Exergue: 4 HEVRAT GUTT
Translated: "4 is a good dowry.")

Reverse: Standing allegoric figure of Martha, holding a weaving spindle and a spoon in front of seated Mary.
Legend: 2 MARTHA FLEIS - MARIEN GLUT
Translated: "2 Martha´s diligence, Mary´s passion."
Exergue: 3 FRAUEN . ZIMER ("3 woman´s room")



The biblical meanings of Ruth and Rachel represent two different, yet complementary, aspects of faithfulness, divine providence, and building the house of Israel. Ruth represents ultimate loyalty, redemption, and the inclusion of the Gentile outsider, while Rachel symbolizes maternal intercession, beauty, and foundational motherly sacrifice.

The biblical story of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) illustrates the balance between service and devotion, emphasizing that prioritizing intimate communion with Jesus ("the good portion") takes precedence over anxious busyness. Mary represents contemplative devotion and listening, while Martha represents active service, highlighting that spiritual focus should precede work.





Augsburg is an independent city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and also of the Bezirk Schwaben and the Landkreis Augsburg. In 1906 Augsburg became a Großstadt (city), and is currently the third-largest city in Bavaria with more than 264,000 citizens. Only Munich and Nuremberg are larger. The name of the city dated from the Roman settlement Augusta Vindelicorum. The city was founded by the Roman emperor Augustus 15 BC as a castra. Therefore the "Fuggerstadt" is the second oldest city in Germany after Trier. In 1530 the Augsburg Confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. Following the Peace of Augsburg in 1555, after which the rights of religious minorities in imperial cities were to be protected, a mixed Catholic–Protestant city council presided over a majority Protestant population; see Paritätische Reichsstadt (German). Until the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), religious peace in the city was largely maintained despite increasing confessional tensions. In 1629, Ferdinand II issued the Edict of Restitution resulting in the installation of an entirely Catholic city government that radically curtailed the rights of local Protestants. This persisted until April 1632, when the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus took the city without resistance. Just over two years later, the Swedish army was routed at nearby Nördlingen, and by October 1634 Catholic troops had surrounded Augsburg. The Swedish garrison refused to surrender and a disastrous siege ensued through the winter of 1634–5, during which thousands died of hunger and disease. These difficulties, together with the discovery of America, and of the route to India by the Cape, conspired to destroy the town's prosperity.

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