Hello. In our life we often want to praise somebody for his action. We can call this an award at all. This is something that we give to a specific person or a group of people like an organization or for example a sports team. This type of award can be different. A trophy, a certificate, a medal or even a badge. Giving such an award is important to motivate the person (or the people) that will receive it as this will as it will increase his self-esteem. Another great example of such awards is the Nobel Prize for a contribution to society and many, many others.
Awards play an important role in any organization. It shows that the CEO or the business owner is confident with his employee is doing a good job. Giving them an award in any form will show the employee that his actions are being reviewed and approved by his boss and this will be a recognition of his excellence in a certain field. I know such organization where there is a so-called "Employee of the month" which is given to a specific person every month for his job well done. It's a form of certificate which more looks like an engraved plaque. In such cases there is a competition between all the employees in the specific organization and this will increase the quality of the work at all. Name plaques in a form of a badge for example are also a good way to make somebody stand out of the crowd (I am still talking about the organization).
So let's see some examples. There are thousands of different designs for engraved plaques. But one of the most important factors is NOT to look like it's a funny picture or a joke. We are serious here. And another important thing, we need to be sure that each plaque is unique if we are going to give to more than 1 employee in our organization.