10 Dollars - Charles III Hawksbill Turtle

Niue has operated as a bullion and collector coin issuing vehicle for decades, licensing its sovereign status to mint programs it has no domestic economic stake in. This piece is part of that arrangement — the Hawksbill Turtle series continues a long-running wildlife bullion program produced almost certainly at the Perth Mint under contract, with Charles III's effigy substituted following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022.

The Hawksbill is listed as critically endangered under the IUCN Red List, which gives the series at least nominal conservation framing, though the connection between collector silver and turtle preservation is purely nominal.