VIA EDGAR
February 3, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Putnam Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 2-55091) (811-2608) and
Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 33-15238)
(811-5215) (the "Funds")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the above-referenced Funds hereby certify that the forms
of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c)
upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to
Putnam Money Market Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A
and Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Putnam Tax Exempt Money
Market Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the
"Amendments") would not have differed from that contained in the
Amendments, which are the most recent amendments to such
Registration Statements that were filed electronically on January
28, 1997.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed
to Anne McCarthy at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11010.
Very truly yours,
PUTNAM MONEY MARKET FUND
PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: John W. Kingston, Esq.
