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PRUDENTIAL MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292
July 5, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: 1933 Act File No. 33-10649
1940 Act File No. 811-4930
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Act, the Fund hereby
certifies that (i) the Registration Statement on Form N 1A that would have been
filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the Act would not have
differed from the Registration Statement on Form N 1A contained in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 13 filed June 30, 1995 and (ii) the text of Post-
Effective Amendment No. 13 was filed electronically.
By: /s/ Marguerite E.H. Morrison
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Marguerite E.H. Morrison
Assistant Secretary