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Despite it's later formalised royal moniker, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), formerly the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, is still an independent volunteer force funded by charity. Kropotkin frequently cited it as an exemplar of free agreement and anarchist organisation, and rightly so. Crews who risk their lives or other people who contribute significantly are awarded medals, with almost 2500 given out over the last 200 years, and many more 'Letters of Appriciation'.
So maybe a lifeboat letter / medal?
(Yes, this was mostly just an excuse to talk about lifeboat history)