south korean 10000 won note is seen on us 100 dollar notes in this picture illustration taken in seoul south korea december 15 2015 reuterskim hongjifile photo seoul june 23 reuters  south korean won fell below a psychological threshold of 1300 per us dollar for the first time in 13 years amid global economic recession worries and the dollars strength the won weakened as much as 024 in onshore spot trade to touch the lowest since july 14 2009 at 13004 per dollar soon after the market opened on thursday the won has weakened more than 8 this year following an 86 drop in 2021 that was the fastest annual fall since 2008