25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Beijing Handover

Niue has long operated as a licensing hub for commemorative issues, and this piece follows that model — struck not to serve any domestic monetary need but as a collectable tied to the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese administration. The political weight of that transfer, ending 156 years of British colonial rule, gave commemorative producers a durable subject. By 2021, a full generation had passed since the handover, making the anniversary framing somewhat elastic.