{"id":28611,"date":"2014-03-08T00:26:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T05:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=28611"},"modified":"2014-03-08T00:30:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T05:30:10","slug":"special-new-battle-of-the-blueslogo-and-new-gold-coin-for-tossing-introduced-for-135th-royal-thominan-encounter-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=28611","title":{"rendered":"Special new  &#8220;Battle of the Blues&#8221;Logo and new Gold Coin for Tossing Introduced  for 135th Royal-Thomian  Encounter next week."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nThe 135th &#8216;Battle of the Blues&#8217; between Royal and S. Thomas&#8217; to be played next week will see a new big match logo and a new gold coin being introduced.<br \/>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its long history this is the first time that a special logo has been created for the Royal-Thomian encounter. The gold coin will be used for tossing.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new logo and the gold toss coin were unveiled at a media conference held at the Ministry of Sports on Thursday. Creating history the &#8216;Battle of the Blues&#8217; logo has been conceived taking into account vital factors related to the history of the Royal-Thomian encounter, said Chairman of the Royal-Thomian Joint Organising Committee Harith Jayasuriya.<\/p>\n<p>The logo maintains simplicity and derives its shape from the prestigious D S Senanayake Memorial Shield for which the match is fought.<\/p>\n<p>The year indication at the top of the logo stands for the date of the first encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance of the two school crests, follow the order of the name of the match.<\/p>\n<p>The usage of old English typography for the name of the match is to signify the rich heritage and prestige of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The text under the name of the match is unique only to the match between these two schools deriving from the colours of their school flags.<\/p>\n<p>Jayasuriya said that the logo will be used every year for better identity and acceptance of the big match giving it added prestige and exclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>The god coin will be kept safely in a bank vault to be used annually. The 135th Royal-Thomian big match will be played at the SSC ground on March 13, 14 and 15.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day encounter will be followed by the 39th &#8216;Mustangs Trophy&#8217; one-day encounter also at the same venue on March 22.<\/p>\n<p><em>COURTESY:CEYLON TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton28611\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D28611&amp;text=Special%20new%20%20%26%238220%3BBattle%20of%20the%20Blues%26%238221%3BLogo%20and%20new%20Gold%20Coin%20for%20Tossing%20Introduced%20%20for%20135th...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 135th &#8216;Battle of the Blues&#8217; between Royal and S. 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