1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Guineafowl Pufferfish

Niue has issued collector coins under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, functioning essentially as a bullion and numismatic vehicle for international distributors rather than as a domestic currency program. The island's circulating needs are met by New Zealand dollars; these silver issues never see Niuean pockets.

The guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) series was produced by the New Zealand Mint on Niue's behalf. KM#1127 sits in a crowded field of wildlife-themed numismatic pieces from this issuer — hundreds of similar authorizations exist across overlapping series from the same period.