Exhibit 4.2


 


	NUMBER	SHARES
	C-	 
	 	CUSIP  [●]


 


SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS


 


Golden Arrow
Merger Corp.


 


INCORPORATED
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

CLASS A COMMON STOCK


 


This Certifies that ______________________is
the owner of _______________________


 


FULLY
PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF Golden Arrow Merger Corp.

(THE “COMPANY”)


 


transferable on the books of the Company
in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.


 


The Company will be forced to redeem all
of its shares of Class A common stock if it does not complete a business combination by the date set forth in the Company’s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, all as more fully described in
the Company’s final prospectus dated __________, 2021.


 


This certificate is not valid unless countersigned
by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.


 


Witness the facsimile signatures of its
duly authorized officers.


 


	 	 	 
	Secretary	 	Chief Executive Officer


 




    


     


    

 


Golden Arrow
Merger Corp.


 


The Company will furnish without charge
to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional
or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions
of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to
all the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions
of the Company’s Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary
of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. 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	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN ENT	—	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	(Cust)	 	(Minor)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	JT TEN	—	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
	 	 	 
	 	 	(State)


 


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


 


For value received, ______________hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto


 


	 
	(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))
	 
	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))


 


____________________shares of the Class A common stock represented
by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________ Attorney to transfer the said stock
on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.


 


Dated: _________


 


	 	 
	 	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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.


 


Signature(s) Guaranteed:


 


	By: ___________________________________	 
	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE 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 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED).	 



 






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In each case, as more fully described in
the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering dated __________, 2021, the holder(s) of this certificate
shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account established in connection with the Company’s
initial public offering only in the event that (i) the Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in the Company’s
initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business combination by the date set forth in
the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, (ii) the Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock
sold in its initial public offering in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate
of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with
its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if it does not consummate an initial business combination
by the date set forth in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or (b) with respect to any other
provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s)
to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of Class A common stock in connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation,
solely in the event the Company seeks stockholder approval of the proposed initial business combination) setting forth the details
of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind
in or to the trust account.


 


 


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