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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II AH-64D Apache Longbow
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed front-facing depiction of the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter rendered in high relief against a textured field suggestive of aerial terrain. The denomination '$2' appears to the left and the fineness mark '999 FINE SILVER' to the right of the central motif. The design is framed by a stylised radar-compass border incorporating alternating segments of black enamel and red triangular accent markers at the cardinal points. The series title 'LEGENDS OF THE AIR' arcs along the upper border, and the aircraft designation 'AH-64D APACHE LONGBOW' curves along the lower border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's licensing agreements with the New Zealand Reserve Bank allow it to issue legal tender collector coins essentially on demand, making it one of the more prolific small-island minting operations of the early 21st century. This piece commemorates the AH-64D variant specifically — the "Longbow" designation refers to the AN/APG-78 millimeter-wave radar fitted above the rotor mast, a modification developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman in the 1990s that gave the platform all-weather, day-night target acquisition.
The D-model entered U.S. Army service in 1997.