[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 11
   [NAME] LAZARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       50,846,455
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      54,621,128
[RECEIVABLES]                                  151,175
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               1,062,000
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           148,928
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              55,983,231
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     1,799,210
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    1,175,720
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,974,930
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    49,463,130
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        4,114,048
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,230,038
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                          25,578
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                       185,829
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,756,876
[NET-ASSETS]                                53,008,301
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              449,371
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              158,597
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 373,595
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        234,373
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       188,479
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    3,143,683
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,566,535
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      153,348
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       449,661
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      4,545,655
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,708,356
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             46,711
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      38,779,545
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         80,456
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      757,343
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          264,528
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                373,595
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        29,990,900
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.57
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.10
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.37
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.04
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.12
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              12.88
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.25
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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