There are various examples of these Christograms and they often appear on embroidered and woven textiles used for liturgical textiles and vestments.
Wikipedia (retrieved 9th July 2016).
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IHS
A Christogram with the letters IHS plus a cross and nails, enclosed in a sun burst.
IHS is a Christogram, an abbreviation of the name of Jesus Christ. IHS or IHC are the first three capital letters of the Greek name of Jesus, IHΣΟΥΣ (iota-eta-sigma), also sometimes written as ΙΗΣ. This is commonly used within the Western Christian churches. In the Eastern Churches, the Christogram ICXC is most widely used.
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