2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Altar Cross

Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the most prolific issuing authorities for commemorative silver coins relative to its actual population — roughly 1,600 people. The island's GDP from actual economic activity is dwarfed by revenue generated through its coin licensing program, a arrangement formalized and expanded significantly after 2000.

The Altar Cross series targets the devotional collector market, a category that expanded sharply in the 2010s as mints competed for Catholic and Orthodox buyers across Eastern Europe and South America.