[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 5
   [NAME] ZERO COUPON BOND-2000
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                        1,889,711
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                       1,933,089
[RECEIVABLES]                                   41,031
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                               210
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                               1,974,330
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                           295
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       21,382
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             21,677
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                     1,914,154
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          190,240
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          174,138
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                         4,879
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                        43,378
[NET-ASSETS]                                 1,952,653
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              108,314
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                   2,750
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        105,564
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                           831
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       28,647
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          135,042
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       106950
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         14,571
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                      8,892
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             10,423
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         196,065
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                            955
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                       5,710
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                            1,833
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 38,455
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         1,838,737
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.09
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.76
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.59
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              10.26
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.15
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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