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497(j)
Certification
October 26, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Prudential Discover Select Group Variable Contract Account
Registration No.: 333-23271
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, The Prudential
Insurance Company of America, on behalf of The Prudential Discovery Select
Group Variable Contract Account (the "Account"), hereby certifies: (1) that
the text of the Account's most recent post-effective amendment has been filed
electronically, and (2) that the form of the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ C. Christopher Sprague
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C. Christopher Sprague
Assistant General Counsel
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
