Kengis (; ) is a small rural community in Pajala Municipality in northernmost

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, located very near the Finnish border.

History

In 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

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. 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 and minor local coins in values of 5, 10, 15 and 20 ''

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''.

References

Norrbotten Numismatics Populated places in Pajala Municipality {{Norrbotten-geo-stub