Lloyds Banking Group subsidiary Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited-edition £20 banknote featuring imagery inspired by Scott McTominay’s overhead kick for Scotland.

The 100-note release has been announced ahead of the national team’s return to the men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998 and to raise funds for homelessness charity Crisis.

The commemorative notes combine traditional banknote features with artwork based on McTominay’s goal against Denmark during Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, set against the backdrop of the Forth Bridge. Fifty of the notes will be distributed through collector auctions and a public prize draw, while two pop-up “vaults” in Glasgow and Edinburgh will offer supporters another chance to secure one by cracking a code.

Emma Noble, chair of the Scottish executive committee at Bank of Scotland, said: “Securing qualification in such dramatic fashion is a moment fans will never forget, and we wanted to mark it in a way that’s rooted in Scottish identity.” Noble added that McTominay’s overhead kick was “already regarded as one of the nation’s greatest ever goals”.

Scotland sealed qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Denmark at Hampden Park in November, when McTominay scored the opening goal with an overhead kick. The tournament appearance will be Scotland’s first men’s World Cup campaign in 28 years.

McTominay said: “Moments like that belong to everyone who follows the team, so seeing my goal featured on a Scottish banknote feels incredibly special.” The midfielder added that supporting Crisis through the initiative made him “even more proud”.

Bank of Scotland said proceeds from the auctions and prize draw would support Crisis Scotland’s work tackling homelessness and campaigning to end homelessness in Scotland by 2040. Maeve McGoldrick, head of policy and communications at Crisis Scotland, said the fundraising would help the charity “support people to rebuild their lives” while backing long-term policy change.

The online auction for the notes opened this week and will run until 26 June, while entries for the public prize draw close on the same day.

McTominay joins a small group of sports figures commemorated on coins and banknotes. The Royal Dutch Mint issued a series of “Johan Cruyff Fivers” in 2017, while Ulster Bank released one million £5 notes featuring George Best in 2006 to mark the first anniversary of the former Northern Ireland player’s death.

Footballers from Australia’s 2006 World Cup squad were depicted on commemorative A$2 coins, while the State of Alderney issued a £5 coin carrying Steven Gerrard’s image in 2005. Outside football, Fiji honoured its Olympic gold medal-winning rugby sevens team on a 50 cent coin after the Rio 2016 Games, including coach Ben Ryan.

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