Form of Certificate

Exhibit 4.1

ZQ|00000002|BAC|P23|CUS|C0005773733|*COYI|00262552|0627

Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q

PAR VALUE $0.01

Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND JERSEY CITY, NJ

**400000****************

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Bank of America

Certificate Number ZQ00000002

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

***UNITED*STATES*DEPARTMENT*OF*THE*TREASURY*****

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

is the owner of

***400000***SHARES*******

**FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND**

CUSIP 060505 45 0

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE

IS RESTRICTED SEE

LEGEND ON REVERSE SIDE.

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES Q OF

Bank of America Corporation transferable in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, all amendments thereto, and the Bylaws of the Corporation, and to the rights, preferences and voting powers of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation now or hereafter outstanding; the terms of all such provisions, rights, preferences and voting powers being incorporated herein by reference. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

Witness the facsimile seal and the facsimile signatures of the duly authorized officers of the Corporation.

DATED 09-JAN-2009

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Corporate Secretary

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

CORPORATE

SEAL

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Printed by DATA BUSINESS FORMS

LOGO

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY

TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.

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 Act

(State)

JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

UNIF TRF MIN ACT

Custodian (until age )

(Cust)

(Minor)

under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

(State)

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

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

of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULDbe 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 17Ad-15

Signature :

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.

SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS

THIS IS WATERMARKED PAPER, DO NOT ACCEPT WITHOUT NOTING

WATERMARK. HOLD TO LIGHT TO VERIFY WATERMARK.