2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rhyton

The rhyton — a drinking vessel typically fashioned from animal horn or ceramic — was central to ritual consumption in ancient Persian, Greek, and Scythian cultures, and Niue has built a cottage industry around exactly this kind of thematic numismatic tourism since the early 2000s. This particular issue falls within a broader collector-focused program that has little connection to Niue's domestic economy; the island's population hovers around 1,500, and virtually none of these coins enter circulation.

KM#222 is a relatively obscure entry even within Niue's crowded silver program of that year.