public security: The crisis has been "causing severe difficulties in the provision of essential public services and can even cause a total breakdown in public security, health, education, mobility and environmental management," the order reads, according to CNN. Photos: Gold, silver and bronze With just 51 days to go until the 2016 Olympic Games gets under way, organizers have revealed to the world the medals that Usain Bolt and co. will be battling it out for in Rio de Janeiro. A severe economic crisis has prevented the state from "honoring its commitments to the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games," reads the order, released in the official government gazette Friday. Hide Caption1 of 8Photos: Gold, silver and bronzeA grand total of 2,488 medals will be on offer to athletes at the Games, which run from August 5 to August 21, with 812 of those gold, 812 being silver and 864 bronze. Hide Caption4 of 8Photos: Gold, silver and bronze The designs on the medals feature laurel leaves -- a symbol of victory in ancient Greece -- surrounding the Rio 2016 logo, while the other side boasts an image of Nike -- the Greek goddess of victory -- with the Panathinaiko Stadium and the Acropolis in the background. Hide Caption2 of 8Photos: Gold, silver and bronze Weighing in at 500g, the medals have been made with "sustainability at their heart," according to organizers, while they feature a design that "celebrates the relationship between the strengths of Olympic heroes and the forces of nature."Hide Caption3 of 8Photos: Gold, silver and bronze The gold medals are free from mercury, with the silver and bronzes having been produced using 30 percent recycled materials, while half of the plastic in all of their respective ribbons come from recycled plastic bottles.
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