2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle for Khe Sanh

Khe Sanh was a Marine Combat Base in Quảng Trị Province besieged by North Vietnamese forces from January to July 1968 — a 77-day engagement that consumed enormous American military and political capital during the Tet Offensive period. General Westmoreland drew comparisons to Dien Bien Phu, a parallel the Johnson administration found deeply uncomfortable. The base was quietly abandoned months after the siege lifted, raising pointed questions about what the battle had actually achieved.

Niue issues commemoratives of this type under licensing arrangements that have nothing to do with the subject nation — a common mechanism for small Pacific territories generating revenue through the numismatic market.