10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cook's Pacific Voyages

Niue entered the commemorative silver market aggressively in the late 1980s and early 1990s, licensing its issuing authority to foreign minting operations targeting collectors rather than any domestic circulation. This Cook's Voyages piece is one of dozens of such issues from that period, produced under arrangements that had little to do with Niue itself and everything to do with the broader commemorative coin boom driven by collector demand in Europe, Australia, and North America.

Cook's third Pacific voyage ended in February 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.