The 51-year-old finder alerted police after stumbling upon the bag near the centre of the western city of Krefeld shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve. Officers were able to quickly identify the owner and reunite him with the backpack and its precious contents. The man who found the bag "refused a finder's fee, because it was Christmas," Krefeld police wrote on Facebook. Statistically speaking, founder Peter Barkow said each German citizen keeps €2,200 cash at home. READ ALSO: Will the German love affair with cash ever end?

Source: The Local December 26, 2019 14:15 UTC