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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5(a)

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THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE                   IN BOSTON OR IN NEW YORK CITY



                                                              SHARES
          NUMBER

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       VPV
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
                                                        CUSIP: 92112T-108



           VAN KAMPEN MERRITT PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

         Organized Under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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This certifies that











is the owner of
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      Common Shares of beneficial interest of $0.01 par value per share of

           VAN KAMPEN MERRITT PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

                              CERTIFICATE OF SHARES

(hereinafter called the "Trust") transferable on the books of the Trust by the
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this
certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless
countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

      Witness the facsimile seal of the Trust and the facsimile signatures of
its duly authorized officers.

          VAN KAMPEN MERRITT PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

                                  PENNSYLVANIA
                                      SEAL
                                     TRUST
                                       *

Dated:


/s/ Ronald A. Nyberg                                    /s/ Dennis J. McDonnell
Secretary                                               President




                     COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
                                STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                                                                  TRANSFER AGENT
                                                                  AND REGISTRAR,

                     BY:


                                                            Authorized Signature

                                                  (c) NORTHERN BANK NOTE COMPANY
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          VAN KAMPEN MERRITT PENNSYLVANIA VALUE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

      This Certificate and the Shares represented hereby are issued and shall be
held subject to all the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust
dated December 21, 1992, and By-Laws of the Trust, and all amendments thereto,
to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. Reference is made to
the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the Trust and all
amendments thereto for a description of the rights and obligations of the Trust
and its Common Shareholders. This Certificate is executed by the Officers and/or
Trustees of the Trust by them not individually but as such Trustees and/or
Officers of the Trust, and the obligations of the Trust hereunder are not
binding upon any of the Trustees, Officers or Shareholders individually, but
bind only the trust estate.



      THE TRUST WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS
A STATEMENT OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE,
PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF SHARES OR
SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH
PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. ANY SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF
THE TRUST OR THE TRANSFER AGENT.

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      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________
                                                         (Cust)          (Minor)
TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties
                                                   under Uniform Gifts to Minors
 JT TEN- as joint tenants with                     Act _________________________
         right of survivorship and                               (State)
         not as tenants in common

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

      For value received, __________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto __________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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________________________________________________________________________________
             PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE
________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________ Shares
of the Trust 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 Trust with full
power of substitution in the premises.

Dated, ____________________
                              X_________________________________________________
                               NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST
                               CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE
                               OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
                               ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE
                               WHATEVER.

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