May 1, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: File No. 2-98265, Ohio National Variable Account R
Certification 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 prospectus that would have been filed
under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would not have differed from
those contained in the most-recent post-effective amendment to
the above-captioned registration statement, which was filed
electronically under the EDGAR system on
April 25, 1997.
In witness whereof, I have signed this certification in the
County of Hamilton and State of Ohio this first day of May, 1997.
Sincerely,
s/Donald J. Zimmerman
Donald J. Zimmerman
Senior Vice President and Secretary
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2-98265
