Every day people ask us for coins which do not exist, including 1975 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 1975 either, Krugerrands were not introduced until 1967, indeed very few countries issued any gold coins in 1975, however we can tell you what alternatives exist.

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 1975 half sovereign.

Alternative World Gold Coins

Country	Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW	Cat
Bahamas	$200	28.5	10.9200	.9166	0.3219	$175
Bahamas	$150	24	8.1900	.9166	0.2414	$150
Bahamas	$100	20	5.4600	.9166	0.1609	$90
Bahamas	$50	17	2.7300	.9166	0.0804	$50
Barbados	$100	25	6.2100	.5000	0.0998	$60
Belize	$100	25.5	6.2100	.5000	.0998	$65
Bermuda	$100	24.5	7.0300	.9000	.2034	$110
British Virgin Islands	$100	23.5	7.1000	.9000	.2054	$100
Cayman Islands	$100	31	22.6801	.5000	.3646	$200
Colombia	2,000 Pesos	23.5	8.6000	.9000	.2488	$150
Colombia	1,000 Pesos	20	4.3000	.9000	.1244	$75
Cook Islands	$100	28	9.6000	.9000	.2788	$140
Fiji	$100	35	31.3600	.5000	0.5042	$250
Ghana	2 Pounds	29	15.9800	.9166	0.4711	$250
Haiti	500 Gourdes	24.5	6.4600	.9000	0.1869	$350
Haiti	200 Gourdes	18	2.9100	.9000	0.0842	$75
Gibraltar	100 Pounds	34	31.1000	.9166	0.3038	$450
Gibraltar	50 Pounds	33	15.5500	.9166	0.4585	$250
Gibraltar	25 Pounds	22	7.7700	.9166	0.2291	$125
Hong Kong	$1,000	29	15.9700	.9166	0.4708	$250
Isle of Man	5 Pounds	36	39.9500	.9166	1.2588	$550
Isle of Man	2 Pounds	29	15.9253	.9166	0.4695	$250
Isle of Man	Sovereign	22	7.9881	.9166	0.2355	$135
Isle of Man	Half Sovereign	19	3.98131	.9166	0.1173	$60
Israel	500 Lirot	30	20.0000	.900	0.5787	$300
Jamaica	$100	26	7.8300	.900	0.2265	$100
Laos	100,000 Kip		7.3200	.9000	0.2118	$225
Laos	50,000 Kip		3.6000	.9000	0.1041	$110
Malawi	10 Kwacha	39		.9000
Malta	£50	28	15.0000	.9166	0.4418	$250
Malta	£20	22	6.0000	.9166	0.1767	$80
Malta	£10	19	3.0000	.9166	0.0883	$40
Mauritania	500 Ouguiya	29.5	26.0800	.9200	0.7714	$350
Mauritius	1,000 Rupees	33	33.4370	.9000	0.9676	$450
Morocco	5 Dirhams	29		.9166		Rare
Morocco	250 Dirhams	21	6.4500	.9000	0.1867	$90
Netherlands	1 Ducat	24	3.5000	.9860	0.1109	$45
Nicaragua	2000 Cordobas	31	19.2000	.9000	0.5556	$275
Nicaragua	1000 Cordobas	25	9.5000	.9000	0.2749	$140
Nicaragua	500 Cordobas	21	5.4000	.9000	0.1563	$90
Nicaragua	200 Cordobas	15	2.1000	.9000	0.0608	$40
Oman	100 Baiza	28.5	22.7400	.9166	0.6705	$400
Oman	50 Baiza	24	12.8900	.9166	0.3801	$300
Oman	25 Baiza	18	5.9600	.9166	0.1757	$150
Panama	500 Balboas	44	41.7000	.9000	1.2067	$525
Panama	100 Balboas	26	8.1600	.9000	0.2361	$100
Papua New Guinea	100 Kine	27	9.5700	.9000	0.2769	$125
Philippines	1,000 Pisos	26	9.9500	.900	0.2879	$140
San Marino	2 Scudi	21	6.0000	.9166	0.1769	$100
San Marino	1 Scudo	16.5	3.0000	.9166	0.0883	$50
Senegal	2,500 Francs	34	39.9300	.9166	1.1760	$700
Senegal	1,000 Francs	29	15.9500	.9166	0.4697	$350
Senegal	500 Francs	23	7.9600	.9166	0.2344	$150
Senegal	250 Francs	19.5	3.9800	.9166	0.1172	$75
Sierra Leone	10 Golde	38	57.6000	.9166	1.6965	$800
Sierra Leone	1 Leone	38	57.6000	.9166	1.6965	$1,200
Singapore	$500	34	34.5594	.9000	1.0000	$450
Singapore	$250	28	17.2797	.9000	0.5000	$250
Singapore	$100	19	6.9119	.9000	0.2000	$100
South Africa	One Ounce Krugerrand	32.7	33.93	.9166	1.00	Bullion
South Africa	2 Rands	22.05	7.9881	.9166	0.2354	Bullion
South Africa	1 Rand	19.30	3.9940	.9166	0.1177	Bullion
Tonga	100 Pa'anga	29	20.0000	.9166	0.5897	$350
Tonga	75 Pa'anga		15.0000	.9166	0.4423	$275
Tonga	50 Pa'anga		10.0000	.9166	0.2948	$200
Tonga	25 Pa'anga		5.0000	.9166	0.1474	$100
Turks & Caicos	100 Crowns	25.5	12.4400	.5000	0.2000	$125
Turks & Caicos	50 Crowns	21.5	8.9575	.5000	0.1417	$70
Turks & Caicos	25 Crowns	16.5	3.1100	.5000	0.0500	$35
Uganda	One Pound		9.8800	.9166	0.2913	$200
USSR	10 Roubles	21	8.6026	.9000	0.2489	$100
Venezuela	1,000 Bolivares	32	33.4370	.9000	0.9676	$500
Venezuela	500 Bolivares	30	18.0000	.9000	0.5209	Rare
Zaire	100 Zaires		33.4370	.9000	0.9676	$500

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.

Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on a 12 year cycle, each year in the cycle is associated with a different animal.
The Perth Mint in Australia produces a series of Chinese Lunar Calendar coins, in gold and silver, starting in 1996. We do occasionally manage to buy some of the older years, although they do tend to be quite hard to source.
1975 is the Chinese lunar calendar "year of the rabbit". If you can't see any 1975 gold coin you like, you may wish to look at our 1999 Year of the Rabbit page.

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.