Kengis
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Sweden and located very near to the Finnish border.
Kengis is a small rural community in northernmostIn 1644, two Swedish noblemen, later called Renstierna ("Reindeer star"), set up a forge in the Swedish village Pajala (Finnish for "forge village") north of the Polar circle. As Sweden at that time was very eager to mint all the copper found in the country, they also got a concession for minting. Renstiernas minted both plate money as well as minor local coins in value of 5, 10, 15 and 20 öre.
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