1 Heller Silver pattern strike

Augsburg's pattern coinage of the 1730s reflects the city's ongoing struggle to maintain its minting privileges under increasing pressure from imperial oversight. This silver Heller pattern almost certainly never entered production — the denomination was too small to be economically viable in silver at any realistic weight, making this a presentation or trial piece rather than a genuine proposal for circulation. Forster and Schmelzing's documentation of this type places it among a cluster of Augsburg experimental strikes from the same decade, suggesting a period of active but ultimately fruitless experimentation at the city mint.