Great catch… good read on the Pope’s Coat of Arms
(popehead.substack.com)
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A contraction derived from the Greek word ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, Jesus, used as a symbol or monogram: later misunderstood as a Latin abbreviation I.H.S. and expanded variously as Iesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus, Savior of Men; In Hoc Signo (Vinces), in this sign (thou shalt conquer); In Hac (Cruce) Salus, in this (cross) salvation.
https://www.npr.org/2005/11/28/5029154/a-glimpse-inside-a-catholic-force-opus-dei