V. Filonardi & Co, Five Rupias, 15 July 1893, no. 04450 A, impressed blind seal at left, printed signature of V. Filonardi (Pick 1). Good very fine to extremely fine, toned £500-600

Vincenzo Filonardi (1853-1916) was the Italian consul in Zanzibar and he became the first governor of Italian Somaliland