[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 11
   [NAME] LAZARD INTERNATIONAL STOCK PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       12,931,694
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      13,544,473
[RECEIVABLES]                                   44,736
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                 159,397
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              14,986,606
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       267,011
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      490,541
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            757,552
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    13,648,204
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,230,038
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          400,880
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                          75,226
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         42,883
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       613,193
[NET-ASSETS]                                14,229,054
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                               23,727
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              127,242
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                  98,551
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                         54,418
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                        40,811
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      302,126
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          395,355
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       83,633
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                        43,960
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        946,470
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    128,394
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             11,082
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         395,355
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          7,700
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           69,774
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                138,959
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         7,915,463
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.78
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.05
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.87
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.13
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.57
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.25
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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