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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II B-52 Stratofortress Bomber
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II · NIUE · runs along the left periphery, with TWO DOLLARS along the right, and the date 2011 positioned in the lower field. The design is framed by a fine beaded border against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has been issuing themed silver coins for foreign collectors since the 1990s, essentially operating as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand mint while generating revenue well in excess of what its 1,600-person population could sustain through trade. This piece commemorates the Boeing B-52, which entered USAF service in 1955 and remains operational — an extraordinary longevity for any weapons platform, with airframes expected to fly into the 2050s.
No B-52 has ever dropped a nuclear weapon in combat. They did drop more conventional tonnage over Vietnam than all Allied bombing in World War II combined.