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May 6, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Certifications Under Rule 497(j)
Gentlemen:
I, Donald J. Zimmerman, Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Depositor,
Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation, hereby certify that the form of
prospectuses that would have been filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would
not have differed from those contained in the following most-recent
post-effective amendments:
Ohio National Variable Account R (Vari-Vest II), File No. 2-98265
Ohio National Variable Account R (Vari-Vest IV), File No. 33-53350
The text of the most-recent post-effective amendments has been filed
electronically under the EDGAR system on April 25, 1996.
In witness whereof, I have signed this certification in the City of Cincinnati
and State of Ohio this sixth day of May, 1996.
s/Donald J. Zimmerman
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Donald J. Zimmerman
Second Vice President and Secretary
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