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    Exhibit
      4.1

     

    
      	
              NUMBERS

            	
              SHARES

            
	
              C

            	 


    

    
       

    

    
      1ST
        CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.

    

    
      
        	 	
                INCORPORATED
                  UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                COMMON
                  STOCK

              	
                CUSIP   31943X   I0  25

                SEE
                  REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
                  DEFINITIONS

              


      

    

    
      


    

    
      


    

    
      	
              THIS
                CERTIFIES that

            	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              SPECIMEN

            	 
	 	 	 
	
              the
                owner of

            	 	 


    

    
       

      FULLY
        PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
        OF

    

    
      1ST
        CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.

    

    
      transferable
        only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by
        Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.


      This
        Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and
        registered by the Registrar.

    

    
      


    

    
      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed
        by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and its Corporate
        seal to be hereunto affixed.

    

    


    DATED:

    


    
      	
              /s/
                Alan I. Rothenberg

              CHAIRMAN
                AND CEO

            	
               

            	
              /s/
                Jason P. DiNapoli

              PRESIDENT
                AND COO

            


    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    


    
      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

            	 	
              UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- 

            	 	
              Custodian

            	 
	
              TEN ENT

            	
              -as tenants by the entireties

            	 	 	
              (Cust)

            	 	
              (Minor)

            
	
              JT TEN

            	
              -as joint tenants with right of

            	 	 	
              under Uniform Gifts to Minors

            
	 	
              survivorship and not as tenants

            	 	 	
              Act

            	 
	 	
              in common

            	 	 	 	
              (State)

            


    

    
      


    

    
      Additional
        abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

    

    
      


    

    
      For
        Value Received,___________________ do hereby sell, assign and transfer
        unto

    

    
      	
              PLEASE
                INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

            	 
	
              IDENTIFYING
                NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

            	 
	 	 
	 	 


    

    
      


    

    
      
        
          

        

      

    

    
      (PLEASE
        PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
        ASSIGNEE)

       

    

    
      ______________________________________________,  Shares
        of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
        irrevocably constitute and appoint
        ___________________________________________________ Attorney to
        transfer the said Shares on the books of the within named Corporation with
        full
        power of substitution in the premises.

    

    
      


    

    
      	
              Dated:

            	
               

            	 


    

    
      


    

    
      	
              X

            	
               

            
	 	 
	
              X

            	
               

            
	
              NOTICE:

            	
              THE
                SIGNATURE(S)TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITHTHE NAME(S) AS
                WRITTEN
                UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR. WITHOUT ALTERATION
                OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE
                WHATEVER.

            


    

    
       

    

    
      Signature(s)
        Guaranteed

    

    
      


    

    
      	
              By:

            	
               

            	 
	 	
              THE
                SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
                (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS
                WITH
                MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM),
                PURSUANT
                TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad15.