Exhibit 4.1



 Exhibit 4.1 
 [SEE LEGENDS ON REVERSE SIDE] 
  

									
		  		  		  		  	SEE REVERSE FOR
		  		  		  		  	CERTAIN
		  		  		  		  	DEFINITIONS

 SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC. 
 COMMON STOCK 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT
                     is the owner of              FULLY PAID AND NON
ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF $0.01 PAR VALUE EACH OF SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC., transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by attorney upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed or assigned. This
certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or hereafter amended. The capital stock evidenced by this
certificate is not an account of an insurable type and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
  

					
	

	 	WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.
	 	Dated: April 14, 2005	  	
	 	 /s/ Georgia S. Derrico
	  	 /s/ R. Devon Porter

	 	Georgia S. Derrico	  	R. Devon Porter
		 	Chairman of the Board	  	Secretary


	









			
	  
 SOUTHERN NATIONAL
 BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.
  
  
  
  
  
 April 14, 2005
  
  
  
	  	 THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS STOCK CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT REGISTRATION OR PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
  
 Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
 Charlottesville, Virginia
 Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share
  
 The shares represented by this Stock Certificate are subject to limitations and
restrictions as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation which is on file in the office of the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Bylaws of the Corporation, which are on file with the Secretary
of the Corporation. The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be issued. In
particular, the Articles of Incorporation deny preemptive rights to shareholders to acquire unissued or treasury shares of the Corporation.
  
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to
applicable laws or regulations:
  
 TEN COM -
                as tenants in common
  
 TEN ENT -                   as tenants by the entireties
  
 JT TEN     as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not
                   tenants in common
  
 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
  

. . . . . Custodian . . . . . . . .under Uniform Gifts
 (Cust)
            (Minor)
  
 to
Minors Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                                        
     (State)
  
 Additional abbreviations may also be used though
not in the above list.