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Colonial Mutual Funds
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts
02111-2621
October 28, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Colonial Trust IV (Trust)
Colonial Municipal Money Market Fund
(Fund)
File Nos. 811-2865 and 2-62492
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, please accept this letter as
certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information dated October 27, 1997 for the Fund does not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 47
(Amendment) to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A.
The Amendment was filed electronically on October 24, 1997.
Very truly yours,
COLONIAL TRUST IV
on behalf of Colonial Municipal Money Market Fund
By: Ellen Harrington
Assistant Secretary
cc: Greg Collins (Price Waterhouse)
Erica Edson
Jack McGinnis (Ernst & Young)
Mary Muller (5)(Ropes & Gray)
Nicolette Parrish (Stein Roe)
Veronica Wallace (Stein Roe)
Stacy Winnick (Stein Roe)
Deborah Young (2)
funds/trustiv/cmmmf/497(j).doc