Exhibit 4.2

   

  	NUMBER [●] 	[●] SHARES
	SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS	 
	CUSIP: 769395 104


  RIVERVIEW ACQUISITION CORP. 

  A DELAWARE CORPORATION

  CLASS A COMMON STOCK

  	This Certifies that	 	 
	 	 	 
	is the owner of	 	 


  FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE

      PER SHARE EACH, OF

  RIVERVIEW ACQUISITION CORP. 

  (THE “CORPORATION”)

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

   

  The Corporation must redeem all of its shares of Class A common stock and liquidate if it is
      unable to complete an initial business combination within 18 months from the date of the completion of the Corporation’s initial public offering (excluding any overallotment exercise), as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus
      relating to the initial public offering of its Class A common stock as a part of the units being offered by it dated July [●], 2021.

   

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

   

  Witness the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 

  	 	 	 	 	 
	President	 	Delaware	 	Secretary


   

  Transfer Agent:

  	 	 
	Name:

            Title:


   

  
      

    
      
 

  

   

  RIVERVIEW ACQUISITION CORP. 

  The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
      designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of shares or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This
      certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities
      (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder(s) of this certificate by acceptance hereof assent(s).

  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 sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and
            appoint(s) __________________________ attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises
	Dated:
	 
	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) 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).

  As more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated July [●], 2021, the
      holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of funds from the trust account referred to therein only in the event that (a) the Corporation redeems the shares of Class A Common Stock sold in its initial public
      offering because it does not acquire, engage in a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Corporation and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”)
      within 18 months from the date of the completion of the Corporation’s initial public offering (excluding any overallotment exercise), or (b) the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of Class A Common Stock sold in
      the Corporation’s initial public offering (“Public Shares”) in connection with (i) a tender offer (or proxy, solely in the event the Corporation is required to seek stockholder approval of the proposed Business Combination) setting
      forth the details of a proposed Business Combination or (ii) the Corporation seeking stockholder approval of an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (x) to modify the timing or substance of its obligation to repurchase 100% of Public Shares
      if the Corporation does not complete an initial Business Combination within the 18 month timeframe or (y) with respect to any other provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. In no other circumstances
      shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.