Baron Max Wladimir von Beck (6 September 1854, in

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– 20 January 1943, in Vienna) was an Austrian statesman who served as minister-president of

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. Beck was selected as the main motif of an Austrian collectors' coin, the 100 Years of Universal Male Suffrage commemorative coin, minted on January 10, 2007. The coin design is based on a historic photo of the opening session of Parliament in 1907, right after the

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. They were the first Austrian elections held under

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, after an electoral reform abolishing tax paying requirements for voters had been adopted by the Council and endorsed by Emperor

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earlier that year.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 184 Reichsrat 1907

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Max Wladimir 1854 births 1943 deaths 20th-century minister-presidents of Austria Austrian barons Politicians from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Members of the House of Lords (Austria) People from Austria-Hungary