Every day people ask us for coins which do not exist, including 1971 half sovereigns.
Half sovereigns were not issued in every year, and this is one date for which none were issued.
No full sovereigns were minted in 1971 either, Krugerrands were not introduced until 1967, indeed very few countries issued any gold coins in 1971, however we can suggest some alternatives.
We can often supply Chile 100 Pesos from stock.

Why Not?
This is often the next question we get asked. It would be better to ask the Royal Mint, but we can tell you that coins are only produced when they are needed. The last date of half sovereign struck by the Royal Mint for circulation was 1915, although some of the branch mints continued striking them until 1926.
It was not until 1982 that the Royal Mint started to strike and issue half sovereigns again to supply demand for bullion coins. It now seems likely that half sovereigns will continue to be issued yearly.

Proof Half Sovereigns
Since 1980, the Royal Mint has issued half sovereigns in proof grade, for sale to collectors. Proofs are coins which are specially struck with a very high standard of finish. These are only issued in limited quantities, and are more expensive than ordinary bullion or circulation type coins. Obviously this is of no interest if you are looking for a 1971 half sovereign.

Alternative World Gold Coins

Country	Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW	Cat
Bahamas	$100	35	39.9400	.9166	1.1776	$500
Bahamas	$50	28	19.9710	.9166	0.5888	$250
Bahamas	$20	21.5	6.480	.9166	0.0188	$120
Bahamas	$10	18.5	3.1950	.9166	0.0940	$60
Bahrain	10 Dinars	28	16.0000	.9166	0.4717	$250
Benin (Dahomey)	25,000 Francs	54	88.8800	.9000	2.5720	$1300
Benin (Dahomey)	10,000 Francs	37	35.5500	.9000	1.0287	$550
Benin (Dahomey)	5,000 Francs	29	17.7700	.9000	0.5142	$300
Benin (Dahomey)	2,500 Francs	25.5	8.8800	.9000	0.2569	$175
Burma*	4 Mu	28	8.000	0.9999	0.2572	$750
Burma*	2 Mu	21	4.000	0.9999	0.1286	$400
Burma*	1 Mu	14.5	2.000	0.9999	0.0643	$75
Chile	100 Pesos	32	20.3397	.9000	.5886	$250
Colombia	1,500 Pesos	49	68.5000	.9000	1.9823	$1100
Colombia	500 Pesos	36	21.5000	.9000	.6221	$350
Colombia	300 Pesos	28	12.9000	.9000	.3733	$200
Colombia	200 Pesos	24	8.6000	.9000	.2488	$150
Colombia	100 Pesos	20	4.3000	.9000	.1244	$75
El Salvador	200 Colones	38	23.6000	.9000	0.6829	$475
El Salvador	100 Colones	29.5	11.8000	.9000	0.3414	$225
El Salvador	50 Colones	23	5.9000	.9000	0.1707	$125
El Salvador	25 Colones	16	2.9400	.9000	0.0850	$60
Haiti	200 Gourdes	39.5	39.4900	.9000	1.1427	$650
Haiti	100 Gourdes	29	19.7500	.9000	0.5715	$350
Haiti	50 Gourdes	22	9.8700	.9000	0.2856	$175
Iraq	5 Dinars	28	13.5700	.9166	0.4001	$250
Israel	100 Lirot	33	22.0000	.900	0.6366	$375
Laos	80,000 Kip	49	80.0000	.9000	2.3151	$1,275
Laos	40,000 Kip	38	40.0000	.9000	1.1575	$625
Laos	20,000 Kip	28.5	20.0000	.9000	0.5787	$350
Laos	8,000 Kip	23	8.0000	.9000	0.2315	$150
Laos	4,000 Kip	17	4.0000	.9000	0.1157	$100
Malaysia	100 Ringgit	27	18.6600	.9166	0.5502	$250
Mauritius	200 Rupees	28	15.5600	.9166	0.4587	$250
Monaco	5 Francs			.9200		$425
Oman	1 Ryal	37	46.6500	.9166	1.3755	$900
South Africa	One Ounce Krugerrand	32.7	33.93	.9166	1.00	Bullion
South Africa	2 Rand	22.05	7.9881	.9166	0.2354	$95
South Africa	1 Rand	19.30	3.9940	.9166	0.1177	$50
Uruguay	50 Pesos	23.5		.9166		$350

Key
Denomination = Face value
Diameter = Approximate Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Weight in grams.
Alloy = Fineness of gold.
AGW = Actual fine gold weight in troy ounces.
Cat = Catalogue Value in US Dollars.
Bullion = Bullion Value plus a small percentage premium.
Burma* = Dated 1970 - 1971

Other Dates of Half Sovereign
If you wish to check any other dates of half sovereign, take a look at our Half Sovereigns - Which Dates Exist? page.