1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Pikachu

Niue has long licensed its monetary authority to third-party minting programs, producing legal tender coins with no practical circulation intention. This piece is part of an early wave of Pokémon-themed issues produced under that arrangement, timed to the franchise's peak Western market penetration around the turn of the millennium. The licensing deal allowed the New Zealand-administered territory to generate modest revenue from collector demand rather than any domestic economic function.